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abacist

/ˈæb.ə.sɪst/

abacist noun: one who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

abacist: one who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator
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Noun

abacist (plural abacists)

  1. One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

abacist meaning in Tamil and Bengali

abacist in Tamil

கணக்கர், கணக்கி

abacist in Bengali

গণনাকারী

Antonyms of abacist

Forms of abacist

pluralabacists

Origin of abacist

From Middle English abaciste, from Medieval Latin abacista, from abacus + -ista (“-ist”).

Questions about abacist

What does abacist mean?
Abacist means one who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
What is abacist in Tamil?
Abacist in Tamil is கணக்கர், கணக்கி. See Abacist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abacist?
Abacist is a noun.
How do you pronounce abacist?
Abacist is pronounced /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of abacist?
The plural of abacist is abacists.

Words near abacist in the dictionary

  1. abacination
  2. abacinations
  3. abacisci
  4. abaciscus
  5. abaciscuses
  6. abacist
  7. abacists
  8. aback
  9. aback of
  10. abacks
  11. abackstays

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