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kleroterion

kleroterion noun: a device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.

Noun

kleroterion (plural kleroteria)

  1. (Athenian democracy) A device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.

Forms of kleroterion

pluralkleroteria
alternative formcleroterion
alternative formcleroterium

Origin of kleroterion

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κληρωτήριον (klērōtḗrion), from κληρόω (klēróō, “appoint by lot”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion, adjective suffix).

Questions about kleroterion

What does kleroterion mean?
Kleroterion means a device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.
What part of speech is kleroterion?
Kleroterion is a noun.
What is the plural of kleroterion?
The plural of kleroterion is kleroteria.

Words near kleroterion in the dictionary

  1. Klerksdorp sphere
  2. Klerksdorp spheres
  3. kleroi
  4. kleros
  5. kleroteria
  6. kleroterion
  7. klesha
  8. kleshas
  9. kleshic
  10. klet
  11. klets

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