see|Clepsydra
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Etymology
From L. #Latin|clepsydra, from AGr. polytonic|κλε��δ�α, from combining form of polytonic|κλέ��ειν �to steal� + polytonic|�δ�� �water�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�kl�psɪdɹ�/

Noun
en-noun

1. A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 856:
#*:They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence.

Translations
French: clepsydre f

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• 2007-12-17 15:13 - Widsith - /* Noun */ +cit.

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