What is the meaning of Psammead??
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The word "Psammead", pronounced "sammyadd" by the children in the story, appears to be a coinage by Nesbit from the Greek ψάμμος "sand" after the pattern of dryad, naiad and oread, implicitly signifying "sand-nymph".
Author: Edith Nesbit
Series: Psammead Trilogy
Publication date: 1902
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