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cippus.

A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.

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noun/ˈsɪ.pəs/
  1. A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.

  2. The stocks.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cippus (“stake, post”). Doublet of cep.

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