edubba

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noun

A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge.

OriginSumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 →
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Meanings

nounedubba (plural edubbas)

plural edubbas

  1. A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge.

Origin

  1. Sumerian𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀“school”
  2. Englishedubba

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /⁠edubak⁠/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”).

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APA

edubba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edubba

MLA

“edubba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edubba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edubba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edubba.

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