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clepsydra
clepsydra, ae, f., = κλεψύδρα, an instrument for measuring time by water , similar to our sand-glass...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
clepsydra ae, f
, κλεψύδρα, an instrument for measuring time by water, water-glass, waterclock, clepsydra ; used to measure the time of a speaker; hence, cras ergo ad clepsydram, by the clock (of exercises in declamation): ad clepsydram latrare docere, to rant.
clepsydra, ae, f., = κλεψύδρα, an instrument for measuring time by water , similar to our sand-glass...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.