-drome

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See also: drome, Drôme, and 'drome

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, running; racetrack).

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-drome

  1. (literary) Forms placenames related to racetracks (now especially large covered racetracks) or similar structures.

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French

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Etymology

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Extracted from hippodrome.

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-drome m (plural -dromes)

  1. -drome
    vaccin (vaccine) + ‎-o- + ‎-drome → ‎vaccinodrome (mass vaccination center)
    samba (samba) + ‎-o- + ‎-drome → ‎sambodrome (sambadrome, Brazilian exhibition center for samba dancing)

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