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clepsydra
/ˈklɛpsɪdrə/
noun
An ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek klepsudra, based on kleptein ‘steal’ + hudōr ‘water’.
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By the time of the Greeks, a water clock, then called a clepsydra, had progressed to having time indicator dials to mark intervals during the day or night.
