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uraniscus
[ yoor-uh-nis-kuhs ]
noun
, Architecture.
, plural u·ra·nis·ci [y, oo, r-, uh, -, nis, -ahy].
- a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uraniscus1
< Greek ouranískos ceiling, equivalent to ouran ( ós ) heaven + -iskos diminutive suffix
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