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uraniscus

[yoor-uh-nis-kuhs]

noun

Architecture.

plural

uranisci 

  1. 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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Example Sentences

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Uraniscus, ū-ra-nis′kus, n. the vault or roof of the mouth.

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