abaciscus
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος (abakískos, “a coloured stone for laying mosaic”), diminutive of ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”). See abacus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kɪs/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]abaciscus (plural abacisci or abaciscuses)[1]
- (archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abaciscus”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.