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discus.

disk/disc; discus; disk-shaped object; dish; gong; form of sundial; dial; CD; paten (Greek rite); high table (Latham); measure (grain/salt/ale/ore); tray;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdɪs.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈdis.kus]
  1. a discus, quoit

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. a dish shaped like a discus

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. disc of a sundial

    declension-2 · masculine
  4. a plate

    declension-2 · masculine
  5. table, a piece of furniture with a flat surface to eat from or write upon

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

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