-dromy

suffix

The quality or state of running or moving in a specified manner.

OriginAncient Greek δρόμος →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. The quality or state of running or moving in a specified manner.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδρόμος“race, running”
  2. English-dromy

From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -y.

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APA

-dromy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dromy

MLA

“-dromy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dromy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-dromy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dromy.

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