tessera

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin tessera (a cube, a die with numbers on all six sides) < Greek τέσσερα (four).

[edit] Noun

tessera (plural tesserae)

1. A small square piece of stone, wood,ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.

[edit] Derived terms

• tessellate
• tesseract

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

tessera f. (plural tessere)

1. card, pass
2. tessera
3. domino

[edit] Related terms

• fototessera
• tesserare
• tesserino

[edit] Verb

tessera

1. Third-person singular present tense of tesserare.
2. Second-person singular imperative of tesserare.