dromos
/ˈdɹɑˌmɑs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
noun
A walkway to a building, (especially) a ceremonial walkway to a temple or tomb in Ancient Greece or Egypt.
noun
A racecourse, especially in Ancient Greece.
Example Sentences
- "On the 20th [of December, 1828] they remained an hour at Oudi-Essebours or the Valley of Lions, thus named from the Sphinxes which ornament the dromos of a monument constructed under the reign of Sesostris, but a mere provincial edifice, built of stone cemented with mortar."
- "In Lower Egypt : Busiris (Ruins near el Bahbeyt) ; Heliopolis or On [near Matarieh], only an obelisk still extant ; Tanis (San), a dromos of granite columns ; Sais [Sa el Haggar], considerable ruins, particularly of the Necropolis ; Taposiris [Abusir]."
- "The grave chambers are usually quadrangular, with stone walls, roofs formed by projecting stones, and doors which were walled up. There is no dromos."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɹɑˌmɑs/
- British English: /ˈdɹɒˌmɒs/