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Etymology

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Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, horse) + δρόμος (drómos, course). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

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Noun

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hippodrome (plural hippodromes)

  1. A horse racing course.
    Hypernyms: racecourse, racetrack
  2. (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
  3. (archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.

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Verb

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hippodrome (third-person singular simple present hippodromes, present participle hippodroming, simple past and past participle hippodromed)

  1. (US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, horse) + δρόμος (drómos, course). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.pɔ.dʁɔm/, /i.pɔ.dʁom/
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Noun

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hippodrome m (plural hippodromes)

  1. hippodrome, racecourse, circuit for equestrian sport

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hipodrom

Further reading

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Paronyms

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Latin

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Noun

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hippodrome

  1. vocative singular of hippodromos