abaculus

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abaculus

  • /əˈbæk.jə.ləs/ US

Rhymes with -ækjʊləs

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From Latin abaculus, diminutive of abacus.

noun abaculi

  1. archaic A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.

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noun a small tile

Españolabáculo
Portuguêsabáculo, abacísculo
Françaisabacule

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@misc{abaculus_2026,
  title = {abaculus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abaculus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}