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Definition: ABACULUS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Abaculus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Abaculus \A*bac"u*lus\ ([.a]b*[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), noun; plural Abaculi(-l[imac]). [Latin, diminutive of abacus.]. (references)

Definition: ABACULUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ABACULUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Abaculus \A*bac"u*lus\ ([.a]b*[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), noun; plural Abaculi(-l[imac]). [Latin, diminutive of abacus.]. (references)