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apodemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
apo-dem-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

adj

Of or pertaining to travel methodology.

adj

Not endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin).

adj

Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόδημος (apódēmos) + -ic, from ἀπο- (apo-, “away from”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “country, people”). Apparently, in the travel sense, coined by German-language authors in the sixteenth century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

apodemics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

apodemics

Questions

What does apodemic mean?
A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.
Where does apodemic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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