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EUROCLYDON

Definition: EUROCLYDON

EUROCLYDON

Noun

1. A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "EUROCLYDON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)

Etymology: Euroclydon \Eu*roc"ly*don\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression the southeast wind wave, billow; according to another reading,, i. English north-east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate Euro-aquilo.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: EUROCLYDON

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Bible

Euroclydon south-east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Paul was wrecked on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14; R.V., "Euraquilo," i.e., north-east wind). It is called a "tempestuous wind," i.e., as literally rendered, a "typhonic wind," or a typhoon. It is the modern Gregalia or Levanter. (Comp. Jonah 1:4.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: EUROCLYDON

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.
 
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Bible Trace: EUROCLYDON

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 27, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintMet ou polu de ebalen kat authV anemoV tufwnikoV o kaloumenoV eurokludwn
Latin405VulgateNon post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventus typhonicus qui vocatur euroaquilo
Middle English1395WyclifAnd not aftir miche, the wynde Tifonyk, that is clepid north eest, was ayens it.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBut anone after ther arose agaynste their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeeste.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
Victorian English1833WebsterBut not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
Basic English1964OgdenBut after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: EUROCLYDON

LanguageActs Chapter 27, Verse 14
AlbanianPor, pak më vonë, shpërtheu mbi ishull një erë e vrullshme, që e quajnë euroklidon.
CebuanoApan wala madugay mihuros gikan niini ang usa ka makusog nga hangin nga ginganlag dumagsa.
CroatianAli nedugo zatim razbjesni se žestok vjetar zvan sjeveroistoènjak.
DanishMen ikke længe derefter for der en heftig Storm ned over den, den såkaldte "Eurakvilo".
DutchMaar niet lang daarna, sloeg tegen hetzelve een stormwind, genaamd Euroklydon.
FinnishMutta ennen pitkää syöksyi saaren päällitse raju tuuli, niin sanottu koillismyrsky.
FrenchMais bientôt un vent impétueux, qu`on appelle Euraquilon, se déchaîna sur l`île.
GermanNicht lange aber darnach erhob sich wider ihr Vornehmen eine Windsbraut, die man nennt Nordost.
HungarianNemsokára azonban viharos szélvész csapott le oda, mely Észak-keleti szélnek neveztetik.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTetapi tak lama kemudian angin ribut--yaitu angin yang disebut angin Timur Laut--membadai dari darat,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTetapi tiada berapa lama antaranya turunlah memukul ke situ suatu angin puting beliung yang bernama Yurakulon.
Korean얼 마 못 되 어 섬 가 운 데 로 서 라 굴 로 라 " 광 ' 이 대 작 하 니
LatvianBet neilgi pçc tam sacçlâs pret to viesuïvçtra, ko sauc par ziemeïrîteni.
MaoriNa kihai i roa ka puta he hau nui whakaharahara, ko Urokarairona te ingoa.
NorwegianMen ikke lenge efter kom en hvirvelvind som kalles eurakylon, og kastet sig mot øen;
PortugueseMas não muito depois desencadeou-se do lado da ilha um tufão de vento chamado euro-aquilão;   
RumanianDar nu dupq multq vreme, s`a deslqnyuit asupra insulei un vknt furtunos, numit Eurachilon.
RussianоП УЛПТП П"ОСМУС ТПФЙЧ ОЕЗП ЧЕФЕТ 'ХТОЩК, ОБЪЩЧБЕНЩК ЬЧТПЛМЙ"ПО.
ShuarTúrasha árusan arakia kakaram nase, Nuristi tuinia nu tukumpramiayi.
SwahiliLakini haukupita muda, upepo mkali uitwao "Upepo wa Kaskazi" ulianza kuvuma kutoka kisiwani.
SwedishMen icke långt därefter kom en våldsam stormvind farande ned från ön; det var den så kallade nordostorkanen.
UmaNtaa' we'i, ko'ia mahae ngkai ree, rata-mi ngolu' bohe ngkai role-na, ngolu' to rahanga' Bara' Tahi'.

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Rhyming with "EUROCLYDON"

Words rhyming with "EUROCLYDON" (pronounced 'Eu*roc"ly*don'): Abaddon, Acotyledon, Anodon, Bandon, boustrophedon, Burdon, Calcedon, Celadon, Chelidon, Clarendon, Cordon, Corindon, Coryphodon, Cotyledon, Croydon, Dicotyledon, Diprotodon, Espadon, Fondon, Formedon, Gardon, Glyptodon, Guidon, Hagdon, Hecatompedon, iguanodon, Jurdon, Labyrinthodon, Leontodon, London, Lycoperdon, mastodon, monocotyledon, Mylodon, Myrmidon, Oreodon, Parallelopipedon, Polycotyledon, Pteranodon, Reguerdon, Sindon, Siredon, Skaddon, Smilodon, Solenodon, Squalodon, tendon, Toxodon, Xiphodon, Zeuglodon. (additional references)

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Anagrams: EUROCLYDON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-l-n-o-o-r-u-y"

-1 letter: uncolored, undercool.

-2 letters: coloured, condoler, decolour, uncloyed, uncooled.

-3 letters: cloured, colored, condole, condyle, coronel, crooned, crudely, crunode, decolor, doucely, roundel, roundly.

-4 letters: cloned, cloner, cloudy, cloyed, colder, colone, colony, colour, colure, condor, cooled, cooler, cordon, corned, cornel, corody, curdle, curled, decury, dolour, dourly, enduro, locoed, looney, louden, louder, loured, lucern, nodule, noodle, nudely, nurled.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-e-l-n-o-o-r-u-y"
 

+2 letters: indecorously, pronouncedly.

 

+3 letters: countermelody.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EUROCLYDON


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0055 0052 004F 0043 004C 0059 0044 004F 004E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Bible Trace
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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