tesselar

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adjective

Formed of tesserae, like a mosaic.

OriginLatin tessella →
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Meanings

adjectivetesselar (not comparable)

alternative tessellar

  1. not comparableFormed of tesserae, like a mosaic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tesseral

Origin

  1. Latintessella“a small square piece, a little cube”
  2. Englishtesselar

From Latin tessella (“a small square piece, a little cube”), diminutive of tessera (“a square piece of stone, wood, etc., a die”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LassetertearlessratelessTelessartesseral
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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