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hip·po·drome 
[hip-uh-drohm] Pronunciation Key
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[hip-uh-drohm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles. |
| 2. | (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races. |
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| hip·po·drome
(hĭp'ə-drōm') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Old French ypodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Greek : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + dromos, racecourse.] |
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hippodrome
hippodrome
1585, from Fr. hippodrome, from L. hippodromos "race course," from Gk. hippodromos, from hippos "horse" + dromos "course."
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Hippodrome
Hip"po*drome\, n. [L. hippodromos, Gr. ?; "i`ppos horse + ? course, fr. ? to run: cf. F. hippodrome.]1. (Gr. Antiq.) A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races. 2. An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
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Hippodrome
Hip"po*drome\, n. (Sports) A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner. [Slang, U. S.]
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Hippodrome
Hip"po*drome\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. -dromed; p. pr. & vb. n. -droming.] (Sports) To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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