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soroban
[ sawr-uh-bahn ]
/ ˈsɔr əˌbɑn /
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noun
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
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Origin of soroban
<Japanese <Chinese suà npan, equivalent to suà n count + pán board
Words nearby soroban
sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban, Sorocaba, Sorokin, Sorolla y Bastida, soroptimist, sororal
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