abacist
English
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An abacist (right).
Etymology
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin abacista, from abacus + -ista (“-ist”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/, /ˈæb.ə.səst/, /ˈæb.ə.kəst/, /ə.ˈbæ.kəst/, rarely IPA(key): /əˈbɑ.kəst/
Noun
abacist (plural abacists)
- One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
Translations
One who uses an abacus.
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References
- “abacist” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.