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adj
Relating to horses or horse-riding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: equine, horselike, horsely, horsen, horsey, horsy, equestrian
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Relating to horse racing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, humorous
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h1éḱwos (“horse; stallion”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h1eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns).
Across languages
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