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/ab"euh sist/, n.a person skilled in using an abacus.[1350-1400; ME abaciste < ML abacista, equiv. to L abac(us) ABACUS + -ista -IST]
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Abacist — Ab a*cist ([a^]b [.a]*s[i^]st), n. [LL abacista, fr. abacus.] One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abacist — or abacista /aebssista/ A caster of accounts, an arithmetician … Black's law dictionary
abacist — or abacista /aebssista/ A caster of accounts, an arithmetician … Black's law dictionary
abacist — noun One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator … Wiktionary
abacist — ab·a·cist … English syllables
abacist — n. person using abacus … Dictionary of difficult words
abacist — ˈabəsə̇st, bə̇kə̇ , əˈbakə̇ also əˈbäk or əˈbȧk noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin abacista, from Latin abacus + ista ist : one that uses an abacus … Useful english dictionary
abacista — abacist or abacista /aebssista/ A caster of accounts, an arithmetician … Black's law dictionary
abacista — abacist or abacista /aebssista/ A caster of accounts, an arithmetician … Black's law dictionary
Abacus — For other uses, see Abacus (disambiguation). A Chinese abacus … Wikipedia
