apodemic

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ἀπόδημος →
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Meanings

apodemic1

nounapodemic (plural apodemics)

plural apodemics

  1. historicalA kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.
adjectiveapodemic (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf or pertaining to travel methodology.
  2. not comparablerarebiologyNot endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin).

apodemic2

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
apodemal

Origin

apodemic · noun, adjective

  1. Ancient Greekἀπόδημος
  2. Englishapodemic

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.

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apodemic · adjective

From apodeme + -ic.

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APA

apodemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodemic

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“apodemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apodemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodemic.

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