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Clepsydra

//ˈklɛpsɪdɹə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.

    ""The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra"."

  2. 2
    clock that measures time by the escape of water wordnet

Etymology

From Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from κλέπτειν (kléptein, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

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