abaciscus
[ ab-uh-sis-kuhs, -kis- ]
/ ˌæb əˈsɪs kəs, -ˈkɪs- /
Save This Word!
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.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Also abaculus.
Origin of abaciscus
<New Latin <Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax;see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix
Words nearby abaciscus
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021