n a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave n a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
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a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave n
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Ivory black or animal charcoal.
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-- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
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give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
