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bematist

bematist noun: in ancient Greece and Egypt, a person who was able to pace out long distances with great accuracy.

Noun

bematist (plural bematists)

  1. In ancient Greece and Egypt, a person who was able to pace out long distances with great accuracy.

Forms of bematist

pluralbematists

Origin of bematist

* From the Greek βηματισταί (bēmatistaí), meaning "step measurer".

Questions about bematist

What does bematist mean?
Bematist means in ancient Greece and Egypt, a person who was able to pace out long distances with great accuracy.
What part of speech is bematist?
Bematist is a noun.
What is the plural of bematist?
The plural of bematist is bematists.

Words near bematist in the dictionary

  1. bemars
  2. bemas
  3. bemask
  4. bemaster
  5. bemata
  6. bematist
  7. bematists
  8. bemaul
  9. bemauled
  10. bemauling
  11. bemauls

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