hippodrome

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

Pronunciation

Noun

hippodrome (plural hippodromes)

  1. A horse racing course.
    Hypernyms: racecourse, racetrack
  2. (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
  3. (archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.

Translations

Verb

hippodrome (third-person singular simple present hippodromes, present participle hippodroming, simple past and past participle hippodromed)

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

See also

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.pɔ.dʁɔm/, /i.pɔ.dʁom/
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Noun

hippodrome m (plural hippodromes)

  1. hippodrome, racecourse, circuit for equestrian sport

Descendants

  • → Turkish: hipodrom

Further reading

Paronyms

Latin

Noun

hippodrome

  1. vocative singular of hippodromos
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