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hip·po·drome

(hĭp′ə-drōm′)

1. Sports An arena for equestrian shows.

2. An open-air stadium with an oval course for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece and Rome.

[French, from Old French ypodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Greek : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + dromos, racecourse.]

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hippodrome

(ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm)

1. (Theatre) a music hall, variety theatre, or circus

2. (Architecture) (in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races

[C16: from Latin hippodromos, from Greek hippos horse + dromos a race]

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hip•po•drome

(ˈhɪp əˌdroʊm)

n.

1. an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.

2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse and chariot races.

[1540–50; < Latin hippodromos < Greek hippódromos=hippo- hippo- + drómos -drome]

hippodrome

Ancient Greece and Rome. an arena for horse races.

hippodrome

n → Hippodrom m or nt; (dated: = music hall) → Varieté- or Varietee(theater) nt

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"Tork about yer marine hippodromes,--if this ain't one, I'd like to know!" affirmed another.

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The king has ordered some novel spectacle -- some gladiatorial exhibition at the hippodrome -- or perhaps the massacre of the Scythian prisoners -- or the conflagration of his new palace -- or the tearing down of a handsome temple -- or, indeed, a bonfire of a few Jews.

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Cahill was coming, and the three would have such a jolly chat, and perhaps end up at the Hippodrome. Margaret had no strong regard for Evie, and no desire to meet her fiance, and she was surprised that Helen, who had been far funnier about Simpson's, had not been asked instead.

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I am the best-educated horse outside of the hippodrome, everybody says, and the best-mannered.