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abaciscus
nounExtremely rare / obsolete / historical term
/ˌæbəˈsɪkəs/A small abacus, or specifically, a tile used in a mosaic, especially a tessera.
abacist
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Historical)
/ˈabəsɪst/A person skilled in calculation or arithmetic, especially one who uses an abacus.
abaco
nounC2 / Low frequency, specialized
/ˈæb.ə.kəʊ/A calculating tool consisting of a frame with rods on which beads are moved, used for performing arithmetic.
abaculus
nounVery Rare / Obsolete / Technical
/əˈbakjʊləs/A small tile of stone, glass, or marble used in mosaics; a tessera.
abacus
nounC1
/ˈæb.ə.kəs/A counting frame, consisting of rows of beads sliding on wires, used for performing arithmetic calculations.
abadan
nounC1
/əˈband(ə)n/to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert.
abaddon
nounC2
/əˈbædən/A name for the Devil or a place of destruction; the angel of the bottomless pit in the Book of Revelation.
abagtha
nounExtremely Low/Very Rare
/əˈbæɡθə/A minor biblical figure; one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) in the court of Persia, as mentioned in the Book of Esther.
abailard
nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
/ˈæb.ə.lɑːd/A proper noun referring to Peter Abelard (1079–1142), a prominent medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician.
abakan
nounVery Rare
/ˌæb.əˈkæn/A geographical proper noun; the name of a city in southern Siberia, Russia, located at the confluence of the Abakan and Yenisey rivers.
abalone
nounC1/C2
/ˌæb.əˈləʊ.ni/A type of edible marine mollusc with a flat, ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
abamp
nounObsolete
/æbˈæmp/A unit of electric current in the electromagnetic cgs system, equal to ten amperes.
abampere
nounC2
/æbˈæmpɛə/The unit of electric current in the centimetre–gram–second system of electromagnetic units (emu), equal to 10 amperes.
abandon
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/əˈbændən/to leave someone or something completely and finally; to give up control of something.
abandonee
nounRare
/əˌbændənˈiː/The person or party to whom something (especially property or a right) is legally abandoned or relinquished.
abandonment
nounB2
/əˈbændənmənt/The act of leaving something or someone permanently and with no intention of returning, or of ceasing to support or care for them.
abandonware
nounC2
/əˈbandənwɛː/Commercial software that is no longer sold, supported, or maintained by its creator or publisher.
abaptiston
nounVery Rare
/æˌbæpˈtɪstɒn/A trepan (surgical saw for skulls) with a conical shape to prevent penetration beyond the skull's inner table.
abariringa island
nounVery Low
/ˌæbərɪˈrɪŋɡə ˈaɪlənd/A proper noun referring to a specific geographical location, an island, also historically known as Canton Island.
abase
verbverb-transitiveC2
/əˈbeɪs/to lower in rank, dignity, or esteem; to humble or degrade

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