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单词 hippodrome
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hip•po•drome  (hip′ə drōm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
  2. Antiquity(in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.
  • Greek hippódromos, equivalent. to hippo- hippo- + drómos -drome
  • Latin hippodromos
  • 1540–50;
hip•po•drom•ic  (hip′ə drom′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hippodrome /ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm/ n
  1. a music hall, variety theatre, or circus
  2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin hippodromos, from Greek hippos horse + dromos a race
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