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Word: Tessera
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek, neuter of tesseres, variant of tessares ‘four’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛs(ə)rə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic
Short Definition:small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in construction of mosaic
Examples:- Roman remains including tesserae have been found
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