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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑψίπεδον (hupsípedon), neuter of ὑψίπεδος (hupsípedos, adjective), with semantic loan from French haut plateau and German Hochebene.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈpsi.pe.do/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧ψί‧πε‧δο

Noun

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υψίπεδο (ypsípedon (plural υψίπεδα)

  1. highland, high plateau, high plain
    Antonym: βαθύπεδο n (vathýpedo)

Declension

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See also

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References

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

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