Apodemic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to travel methodology. historical, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Not endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin). not-comparable, rare

Synonyms

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apodemal

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From apodeme + -ic.

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