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单词 hippodrome
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hippodrome

[ hip-uh-drohm ]
/ ˈhɪp əˌdroʊm /
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noun

an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
(in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.

Origin of hippodrome

1540–50; <Latin hippodromos<Greek hippódromos, equivalent to hippo-hippo- + drómos-drome

OTHER WORDS FROM hippodrome

hip·po·drom·ic [hip-uh-drom-ik], /ˌhɪp əˈdrɒm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hippodrome

hippocratic finger, hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath, hippocratic succussion sound, Hippocrene, hippodrome, hippogriff, hippology, Hippolyta, Hippolytus, Hippomenes
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British Dictionary definitions for hippodrome

hippodrome
/ (ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm) /

noun

a music hall, variety theatre, or circus
(in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races

Word Origin for hippodrome

C16: from Latin hippodromos, from Greek hippos horse + dromos a race
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