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clepsydras

clepsydras 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 clepsydras

What is clepsydras the plural of?
Clepsydras is the plural of clepsydra.

Words near clepsydras in the dictionary

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

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