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hemerodrome

hemerodrome noun: a courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day.

Noun

hemerodrome (plural hemerodromes)

  1. A courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day

Forms of hemerodrome

pluralhemerodromes

Origin of hemerodrome

Meaning a "day courier". Slightly more common form is "hemerodromos". From Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day; date”) (a variant of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (“be hot, burn”)) + δρόμος (drómos, “race, running; race course, track”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).

Questions about hemerodrome

What does hemerodrome mean?
Hemerodrome means a courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day.
What part of speech is hemerodrome?
Hemerodrome is a noun.
What is the plural of hemerodrome?
The plural of hemerodrome is hemerodromes.

Words near hemerodrome in the dictionary

  1. hemerochore
  2. hemerochores
  3. hemerochoric
  4. hemerochorous
  5. hemerochory
  6. hemerodrome
  7. hemerodromes
  8. hemerological
  9. hemerologies
  10. hemerology
  11. hemerophobic

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