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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: enantiodromic #131575 08/19/2004 12:37 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California does 'drom-' or 'dromic' have something to do with meaning round, or circular? It's Greek for running: dromos 'racecourse', dramein 'to run'. Plaindromes are running backwards, and hippodromes are for losing your moolah in. And to tie in the Olympics: Greek dromax 'good at running'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted statim stet jheem 08/16/2004 3:41 PM Re: statim stet jheem 08/16/2004 3:55 PM Re: statis Jackie 08/18/2004 1:38 PM Re: statis jheem 08/18/2004 1:45 PM Re: stead statt stat jheem 08/18/2004 4:01 PM Re: stead statt stat Jackie 08/18/2004 4:31 PM Re: stead statt stat jheem 08/18/2004 4:58 PM Re: stead statt stat tsuwm 08/18/2004 5:30 PM Re: stead statt stat jheem 08/18/2004 5:57 PM Re: enantiodromic tsuwm 08/18/2004 6:55 PM Re: enantiodromic jheem 08/18/2004 7:11 PM Re: enantiodromic Jackie 08/18/2004 11:45 PM Re: enantiodromic jheem 08/19/2004 12:37 AM Re: the agony of defeat Buffalo Shrdlu 08/19/2004 1:18 AM Re: the agony of defeat jheem 08/19/2004 3:05 AM Re: closed after one night... Buffalo Shrdlu 08/19/2004 10:26 AM Re: plaindromes AnnaStrophic 08/19/2004 11:55 AM Re: baskadodromes jheem 08/19/2004 12:49 PM What do fancydromes do? (I didn't make these up) Owlbow 08/19/2004 2:11 PM Re: schmancy fans jheem 08/19/2004 2:30 PM Re: What do fancydromes do? (I didn't make these up) Jackie 08/20/2004 12:55 AM [discreet throat-clearing e] Jackie 08/24/2004 1:49 AM Re: stead statt stat Buffalo Shrdlu 08/18/2004 4:52 PM Re: stead statt stat jheem 08/18/2004 5:19 PM Re: stead statt stat AnnaStrophic 08/18/2004 7:41 PM Re: stead statt stat jheem 08/18/2004 8:11 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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