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hipparch

/ (ˈhɪpɑːk) /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander

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Word Origin for hipparch

C17: from Greek hippos horse + -arch

Words nearby hipparch

hiphugger, hip-huggers, hip joint, hiplength, hipp-, hipparch, Hipparchus, Hipparchus satellite, hippeastrum, hipped, hipped roof
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Example sentences from the Web for hipparch

  • On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.

    Arachne, Complete|Georg Ebers

  • When the hipparch led Hermon into this place a number of people had already assembled there.

    Arachne, Complete|Georg Ebers

  • The two kings now sent to beg for aid; and asked that Lycortas should come as commander-in-chief, and Polybius as hipparch.

    The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius