HIPPODAMES

Noun

hippodames

plural of hippodame

Source: Wiktionary


HIPPODAME

Hip"po*dame, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hippopotame.]

Definition: A fabulous sea monster. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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