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clepsydra

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈklɛpsɪdɹə/Part of speech nounSorted acdelprsyStarts with CEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. clock that measures time by the escape of water

Word origin

From Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from κλέπτειν (kléptein, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Used in a sentence

  • "The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra".
  • They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence.

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