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clepsydrae

clepsydrae is the plural of clepsydra.

Meaning of clepsydra

Noun

clepsydra (plural clepsydras or clepsydrae)

  1. Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
    • "The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra".1953, John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes, page 124
    Synonyms:
    water clock

Questions about clepsydrae

What is clepsydrae the plural of?
Clepsydrae is the plural of clepsydra.

Words near clepsydrae in the dictionary

  1. clepht
  2. clephts
  3. cleping
  4. clepsammia
  5. clepsydra
  6. clepsydrae
  7. clepsydras
  8. clepsydroid
  9. clept
  10. clepto-
  11. cleptobiont

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