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uraniscus

American

[yoor-uh-nis-kuhs] / ˌjʊər əˈnɪs kəs /

noun

Architecture.

a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

uranisci

plural

Etymology

Origin of uraniscus

< Greek ouranískos ceiling, equivalent to ouran ( ós ) heaven + -iskos diminutive suffix

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