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hydraulus
[ hahy-draw-luhs ]
noun
, plural hy·drau·li [hahy-, draw, -lahy], hy·drau·lus·es.
- a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydraulus1
1870–75; < Latin < Greek hýdraulos water organ, equivalent to hydr- hydr- 1 + aulós pipe
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Example Sentences
(mosaics), where the buccinator is accompanied on the hydraulus.
From Project Gutenberg
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