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uraniscus

American  
[yoor-uh-nis-kuhs] / ˌyʊər əˈnɪs kəs /

noun

Architecture.

plural

uranisci

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

Etymology

Origin of uraniscus

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

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

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