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ostracon
or os·tra·kon
[ os-truh-kon ]
noun
, plural os·tra·ca [os, -tr, uh, -k, uh].
- (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
ostracon
/ ˈɒstrəˌkɒn /
noun
- (in ancient Greece) a potsherd used for ostracizing
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Origin of ostracon1
from Greek
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