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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">water clocks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>timepieces by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>clepsydra</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clepsydrae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clepsydras</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clock, water</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clocks, water</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>water clock</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ancient devices for measuring the passage of time that depended upon the regular flow of water into or out of graduated vessels. ]]></note></mads>