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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

apodemic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (historical, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to travel methodology.
  2. (not-comparable, rare) Not endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin).

Relateds

apodemics

apodemic en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

Forms

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apodemic en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From apodeme + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton.