abaciscus
American
[ab-uh-sis-kuhs, -kis-]
/ ˌæb əˈsɪs kəs, -ˈkɪs- /
noun
abacisci
plural
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Architecture. a small abacus.
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a tessera.
Etymology
Origin of abaciscus
< New Latin < Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax; see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix
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