ostrakon
[ os-truh-kon ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌkɒn /
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noun, plural os·tra·ka [os-truh-kuh]. /ˈɒs trə kə/.
a variant of ostracon.
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Words nearby ostrakon
ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie, Ostrava, ostrich, ostrich fern, Ostrogoth
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Example sentences from the Web for ostrakon
Then each voter received a shell (Greek, ostrakon), and dropped it into a place made for that purpose.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. GuerberOne of their most interesting games, and one which you would all enjoy, was the twirling of the ostrakon.
From ostrakon, a tile; the voter wrote the name on a tile or shell.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells