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apodemic

apodemic noun: a kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

Noun

apodemic (plural apodemics)

  1. (historical) A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

Adjective (1)

apodemic (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or pertaining to travel methodology.
  2. (rare) Not endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin).

Adjective (2)

apodemic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton.

Forms of apodemic

pluralapodemics

Origin of apodemic

From Ancient Greek ἀπόδημος (apódēmos) + -ic, from ἀπο- (apo-, “away from”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “country, people”). Apparently, in the travel sense, coined by German-language authors in the sixteenth century.

From apodeme + -ic.

Questions about apodemic

What does apodemic mean?
Apodemic means a kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.
What part of speech is apodemic?
Apodemic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of apodemic?
The plural of apodemic is apodemics.

Words near apodemic in the dictionary

  1. apodema
  2. apodemal
  3. apodemas
  4. apodeme
  5. apodemes
  6. apodemic
  7. apodemics
  8. apoderm
  9. apoderms
  10. apodes
  11. apodia

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