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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ostracum en · NOUN

Etymology

From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “pottery fragment; shell”).

Meanings

  1. A fragment of pottery.
  2. The middle layer of a molluscan shell.

Forms

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Deriveds

periostracum · pro-ostracum

Relateds

ostracize