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os·tra·con O0144975 (ŏs′trə-kŏn′)n. pl. os·tra·ca (-kə) An inscribed potsherd. [Greek ostrakon, shell; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]ostracon (ˈɒstrəˌkɒn) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (in ancient Greece) a potsherd used for ostracizing2. (Archaeology) (in ancient Greece) a potsherd used for ostracizing[from Greek]os•tra•con or os•tra•kon (ˈɒs trəˌkɒn) n., pl. -ca or -ka (-kə) (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, esp. one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed. [1880–85; < Greek óstrakon; see ostracize]
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