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How to pronounce “abacus”

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Pronunciation guide for abacus

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of abacus with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The promise of quantum computersfrom the abacus."
Definition summary: (historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387]

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The promise of quantum computers

from the abacus."

[Noun]
(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387]
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard. [from late 18th c.]

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