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☆ odom·eter (ō däm′ət ər)

noun

an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle

Etymology: Fr odomètre < Gr hodometros < hodos, way (see -ode) + metron, measure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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