abaciscus

[ab-uh-sis-kuh s, -kis-]

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.

Origin of abaciscus

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

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