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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὄστρακον
- English todayostracon
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὄστρακον all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ostracon
os·tra·conToday it means: A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ὄστρακον