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abaciscus

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

noun

plural

abacisci

  1. Architecture. a small abacus.

  2. a tessera.

Etymology

Origin of abaciscus

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

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