apodemic

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ἀπόδημος (apódēmos) +‎ -ic, from ἀπο- (apo-, away from) + δῆμος (dêmos, country, people).

Apparently, in the travel sense, coined by German-language authors in the sixteenth century.[1]

Noun

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apodemic (plural apodemics)

  1. (historical) A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

Adjective

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apodemic (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or pertaining to travel methodology.
  2. (ecology, rare) Not endemic; found both inside a particular region and outside it (regardless of origin).
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Etymology 2

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From apodeme +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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apodemic (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton.

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References

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  1. ^ Ian Kinane (2016 November 16) Theorising Literary Islands: The Island Trope in Contemporary Robinsonade Narratives (Rethinking the Island)‎[1], Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 41:The Swiss physician Theodor Zwinger, along with Justin Hieronymus Furler, and the German humanist Herarius Pyrksmair, coined the term “apodemic” in the sixteenth century as a method of “rational travel.”