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Definition: Dromedary |
DromedaryNoun1. One-humped camel of the hot deserts of North Africa and southwestern Asia. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dromedary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), noun; plural Dromedaries. [French dromadaire, Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromas (scilicet camelus), from Greek droma`s running, from dramei`n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; compare to Sanskrit dram to run.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Dromedary (Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished from a cart-horse. It is remarkable for its speed (Jer. 2:23). Camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times (Gen. 12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.). They were used for carrying burdens (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 6:5), and for riding (Gen. 24:64). The hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is woven into coarse cloths and garments (Matt. 3:4). (See CAMEL.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a dromedary, denotes that you will be the recipient of unexpected beneficence, and will wear your new honors with dignity; you will dispense charity with a gracious hands. To lovers, this dream foretells congenial dispositions. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Slang in 1811 | DROMEDARY. A heavy, bungling thief or rogue. A purple dromedary; a bungler in the art and mystery of thieving. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Camelus |
| Species: | Dromedarius |
A Dromedary Camel is a single humped, Arabian racing camel. For many centuries, it has been used in the same ways that Western Europeans used the horse.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dromedary."
Synonyms: DromedarySynonyms: Arabian camel (n), Camelus dromedarius (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Carrier | Ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dromedary |
| English words defined with "dromedary": Deloul, Dromedaries. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "dromedary": Dromatherium. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Dromedary. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Dromedary" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Dromedary" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 80% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dromedary | 28 |
dromedary camel | 15 |
camel dromedary picture | 3 |
dromedary msr | 3 |
dromedary hump | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "dromedary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | dromedaris. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | deve e shpejtë me një gungë, gamile (camel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | جمل وحيد السنام, الجمل العربي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basque | dromedari. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | едногърба камила (arabian camel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 独峰驼 (Dromedaries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dromedár. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dromedaris. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | dromedaro. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | dromedaari (arabian camel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dromadaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dromedar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δρομάς. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כרכר" (cab, carriage, cart, fiacre, stage), בכר (young camel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dromedár, egypúpú teve (one-humped camel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dromedario. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 単峰駱駝 (Arabian camel, one-hump camel), 一瘤駱駝 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | た"ぽうらく (Arabian camel, one-hump camel), ひと"ぶらく . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 단봉 낙타 (Dromedaries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dronnag (camel, withers), drommeyder. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occitan | dromadari. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | dromedario. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omedarydray dromedário (camel). (various references) dromader, cãmilã cu o cocoaşã. (various references) одногорбый верблюд (Arabian camel). (various references) dromedar, jednogrba kamila. (various references) dromedario. (various references) dromedar. (various references) อูฐที่มีหนอกเ"ียว. (various references) tek hörgüçlü deve, hecin devesi (arabian camel). (various references) одногорбий верблюд, дромадер. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | dromas kamelos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cameli, camelis, camelorum, camelorumque, camelos, camelum, camelus, Camelus dromedarius, dromedariae. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | dromedarius. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 2, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PwV ereiV ouk emianqhn kai opisw thV baal ouk eporeuqhn ide taV odouV sou en tw poluandriw kai gnwqi ti epoihsaV oye fwnh authV wloluxen taV odouV authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quomodo dicis non sum polluta post Baalim non ambulavi vide vias tuas in convalle scito quid feceris cursor levis explicans vias tuas |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | What maner seist thou, I am not defoulid, after Baalym I haue not go? See thi weies in the hole valey, wite what thou hast do; a liyt corour tellende out thi weies. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out; |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 2, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Unsaon mo sa pag-ingon: Ako dili mahugaw, ako wala mosunod sa mga Baal? tan-awa ang imong dalan diha sa walog, hibaloi ang imong nabuhat: ikaw maoy usa ka matulin nga camello nga batan-on nga milabang sa iyang mga dalan; |
| Croatian | "Kako samo možeš reæi: 'Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trèala.' Pogledaj tragove svoje u Dolini, upoznaj što si uèinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim, |
| Danish | Hvor kan du sige: "Ej er jeg uren, til Ba'alerne holdt jeg mig ikke!" Se på din Færd i Dalen, kend, hvad du gjorde, en let Kamelhoppe, løbende hid og did, |
| Dutch | Hoe zegt gij: Ik ben niet verontreinigd, ik heb de Baals niet nagewandeld? Zie uw weg in het dal, ken, wat gij gedaan hebt, gij lichte, snelle kemelin, die haar wegen verdraait! |
| Finnish | Kuinka saatat sanoa: `En ole saastuttanut itseäni, en ole baaleja seurannut`! Katso menoasi laaksossa, huomaa, mitä olet tehnyt, sinä nopea, nuori naaraskameli, joka juokset sinne ja tänne; |
| French | Comment dirais-tu: Je ne me suis point souillée, Je ne suis point allée après les Baals? Regarde tes pas dans la vallée, Reconnais ce que tu as fait, Dromadaire la course légère et vagabonde! |
| German | Wie darfst du denn sagen: Ich bin nicht unrein, ich hänge nicht an den Baalim? Siehe an, wie du es treibst im Tal, und bedenke, wie du es ausgerichtet hast. |
| Haitian Creole | Ki jan ou fè ka di ou nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen, ou pa janm kouri dèyè Baal yo? Gade tout vye makakri w'ap fè nan fon an! Rekonèt sa ou fè a non! Ou tankou yon jenn fenmèl chamo ki lage nan bwa, w'ap kouri adwat agoch. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Berani benar kau berkata bahwa kau tidak keji, dan bahwa Baal tidak pernah kauikuti! Lihat tingkah lakumu di lembah, ingat kejahatanmu dan akuilah! Engkau bagaikan unta betina yang berahi, berlari kian ke mari tak terkendali, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bagaimana boleh engkau berkata demikian: Tiada tahu aku dinajiskan, tiada tahu aku menurut Baalim! Lihatlah olehmu akan jalanmu di dalam lembah, hendaklah diketahui olehmu akan barang yang telah kaubuat, hai unta betina yang muda, yang berjalan ke sana ke mari dengan nafsumu. |
| Italian | Perché osi dire: Non mi sono contaminata, non ho seguito i Baal? Considera i tuoi passi l nella valle riconosci quello che hai fatto, giovane cammella leggera e vagabonda, |
| Maori | He pehea tau ki, Kahore oku poke, kihai ahau i whai i a Paarimi? Tirohia iho ou ara i te raorao, kia mohio ki au mahi. Tou rite, kei te kamera tere kopikopiko tonu ona ara; |
| Rumanian | ,Cum poyi sq zici: ,Nu m`am spurcat, wi nu m`am dus dupq Baali?` Privewte-yi urma pawilor kn vale, wi vezi ce ai fqcut, dromaderq iute la mers wi care bayi drumurile wi le kncruciwezi! |
| Russian | лБЛ НПЦЕЫШ ФЩ УЛБЪБФШ: `С ОЕ ПУЛЧЕТОЙМ УЕ'С, С ОЕ ИП"ЙМ ЧП УМЕ" чББМБ?` рПУНПФТЙ ОБ ПЧЕ"ЕОЙЕ ФЧПЕ Ч "ПМЙОЕ, ПЪОБК, ЮФП "ЕМБМБ ФЩ, ТЕЪЧБС ЧЕТ'МА"Й"Б, ТЩЭХЭБС П ХФСН ФЧПЙН? |
| Swedish | Huru kan du säga: "Jag har ej orenat mig, jag har icke följt efter Baalerna"? Besinna vad du har bedrivit i dalen, ja, betänk vad du har gjort. Du är lik ett ystert kamelsto, som löper hit och dit. |
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Misspellings | |
"Dromedary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: daromedary, Dorendra, dramedary, dromadary, dromdary, dromedar, dromena, dromidary, drommedary, dromodary, dronedary. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dromedary" (pronounced drÄ"mude'rē) |
| 5 | -u d e' r ē | lapidary. |
| 4 | -d e' r ē | legendary, secondary, semilegendary. |
| 3 | -e' r ē | actuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, bicentenary, Blackberry, blueberry, budgetary, capillary, cardiopulmonary, Cassowary, cautionary, cemetery, centenary, cometary, commentary, commissary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, coronary, counterrevolutionary, cranberry, culinary, customary, deflationary, depositary, Dewberry, dictionary, dietary, dignitary, disciplinary, discretionary, disinflationary, diversionary, Dogberry, dysentery, emissary, epistolary, estuary, evolutionary, exclusionary, expansionary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, formulary, fragmentary, functionary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, hereditary, honorary, Huckleberry, illusionary, imaginary, inflationary, interdisciplinary, interplanetary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, library, literary, luminary, mercenary, military, missionary, momentary, monastery, monetary, mortuary, mulberry, necessary, noninflationary, nonmilitary, obituary, ordinary, paramilitary, pecuniary, pituitary, planetary, preliminary, primary, probationary, proprietary, pulmonary, quaternary, raspberry, reactionary, recessionary, revolutionary, Rosemary, salutary, sanctuary, sanitary, savagery, secretary, sedentary, seminary, solitary, stationary, stationery, statuary, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, tributary, undersecretary, unitary, unnecessary, unsanitary, urinary, veterinary, visionary, vocabulary. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-m-o-r-r-y" | |
-2 letters: armored, dramedy. | |
-3 letters: adored, adorer, armory, deodar, dormer, drayed, dreamy, dreary, madder, marred, radome, ramrod, remora, roamed, roamer, roared, yarded. | |
-4 letters: adder, adore, ardor, armed, armer, armor, dared, darer, deary, deray, derma, derry, domed, dormy, dread, dream, drear, dryad, dryer, madre, marry, mayed, mayor, merry, morae, moray, oared, odder, order, oread, ormer, rared. | |
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