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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'.
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