abaciscus

[ ab-uh-sis-kuhs, -kis- ]

/ ˌæb əˈsɪs kəs, -ˈkɪs- /

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noun, plural ab·a·cis·ci

[ab-uh-sis-ahy, ab-uh-kis-kahy]. /ˌæb əˈsɪs aɪ, ˌæb əˈkɪs kaɪ/.

Architecture. a small abacus.

a tessera.

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Also abaculus.

Origin of abaciscus

<New Latin <Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax;see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix

Words nearby abaciscus

A-axis, Ab, aba, abac, abaca, abaciscus, abacist, aback, Abaco, abacterial, abactinal