cippus

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cippus

/ˈsɪ.pəs/

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Borrowed from Latin cippus (“stake, post”). Doublet of cep.

noun cippuses · cippi

A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. […]lodged on the top of an ancient sepulchral cippus
historical The stocks.

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noun low pillar built by the ancients

Português	cipo

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@misc{cippus_2026,
  title = {cippus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cippus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}