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noun, plural clep·sy·dras, clep·sy·drae 
[-dree] .
[-dree] . an ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury through a small aperture.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin < Greek klepsýdra, equivalent to kleps- (klep-, stem of kléptein to steal, conceal + -s- formative in derivation) + hydra, derivative of hýdōr water
1640–50; < Latin < Greek klepsýdra, equivalent to kleps- (klep-, stem of kléptein to steal, conceal + -s- formative in derivation) + hydra, derivative of hýdōr water
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Clepsydra
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