hippodrome

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Scrabble points: 20
Words With Friends: 22
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

Definition of hippodrome

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A horse racing course.

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noun

A horse racing course.
(US, slang)A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
(archaic)A circus with equestrian performances.

verb

(US, especially, slang)To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromebor. English hippodrome Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

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