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单词 tesserae
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tes•ser•a  (tes′ər ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. tes•ser•ae 
    (tes′ə rē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
  2. Antiquitya small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc.
  • Greek (Ionic) tésseres four
  • Latin
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tessera /ˈtɛsərə/ n ( pl -serae / -səˌriː/)
  1. a small square tile of stone, glass, etc, used in mosaics
  2. a die, tally, etc, used in classical times, made of bone or wood
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from Ionic Greek tesseres four

ˈtesseral adj
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