noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

water clocktimepiecewatchwater clockwater glass

Example

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

water clock

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