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abacosts

abacosts is the plural of abacost.

Meaning of abacost

Noun

abacost (plural abacosts)

  1. (historical) A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.
    • Wearing a collarless jacket called the abacost that reflected the style of chairman Mao, Mobutu outlawed the traditional suits and business dress of the West.2005, Jeanne M. Haskin, The tragic state of the Congo: from decolonization to dictatorship, Algora, page 44

Questions about abacosts

What is abacosts the plural of?
Abacosts is the plural of abacost.

Words near abacosts in the dictionary

  1. abacmectin
  2. Abaco
  3. Abaco Islands
  4. abacomancy
  5. abacost
  6. abacosts
  7. abacot
  8. abacs
  9. abacter
  10. abacteraemic
  11. abacteremic

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