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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πάροδος (párodos), with semantic loan from French passage and Greek πέρασμα (pérasma) in the sense 'passage/passing (of time)'.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾo.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: πά‧ρο‧δος

Noun

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πάροδος (párodosf (plural πάροδοι)

  1. byroad, byway, bypass (secondary road)
  2. parodos (a side entrance to an Ancient Greek theater, affording access to the stage or orchestra)
  3. parodos (the ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra, typically following the play's prologue)
  4. (learned) passage, passing (of time)
    Synonyms: παρέλευση f (parélefsi), πέρασμα n (pérasma)
    με την πάροδο του χρόνουme tin párodo tou chrónouwith the passage of time, with the passing of time
    με την πάροδο των ετώνme tin párodo ton etónwith the passing of the years

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πάροδος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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