abaciscus

[ ab-uh-sis-kuh s, -kis- ]
/ ˌæb əˈsɪs kəs, -ˈkɪs- /

noun, plural ab·a·cis·ci [ab-uh-sis-ahy, ab-uh-kis-kahy] /ˌæb əˈsɪs aɪ, ˌæb əˈkɪs kaɪ/.

Architecture. a small abacus.
a tessera.

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Also abaculus.

Origin of abaciscus

< New Latin < Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax; see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix

Words nearby abaciscus

ab- 1, ab., aba, abac, abaca, abaciscus, abacist, aback, abaco, abacterial, abactinal
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