Definition of ostracon in English:

ostracon

(also ostrakon)

nounPlural ostraca, Plural ostraka ˈɒstrəkɒnˈästrəˌkän

historical

A potsherd used as a writing surface.
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Example sentencesExamples
- Our earliest glimpse of Euclidean material will be the most remarkable for a thousand years, six fragmentary ostraca containing text and a figure… found on Elephantine Island in 1906/07 and 1907 / 08…
- Sometimes writing from this period has survived on ostraca which are inscribed pottery fragments.
- Votes were written on ostraka, which were broken pots, and from this name comes our present word to ostracise.
- He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined.
- The ostraca are included, while texts from other sites in the Judean Desert will be included in a subsequent volume of the concordance.

Origin

Greek, 'hard shell or potsherd'.

Definition of ostracon in US English:

ostracon

(also ostrakon)

nounˈästrəˌkän

historical

A potsherd used as a writing surface.
（书写用的）陶片
Example sentencesExamples
- The ostraca are included, while texts from other sites in the Judean Desert will be included in a subsequent volume of the concordance.
- Our earliest glimpse of Euclidean material will be the most remarkable for a thousand years, six fragmentary ostraca containing text and a figure… found on Elephantine Island in 1906/07 and 1907 / 08…
- Votes were written on ostraka, which were broken pots, and from this name comes our present word to ostracise.
- He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined.
- Sometimes writing from this period has survived on ostraca which are inscribed pottery fragments.

Origin

Greek, ‘hard shell or potsherd’.

单词	ostracon
释义	Definition of ostracon in English: ostracon (also ostrakon) nounPlural ostraca, Plural ostraka ˈɒstrəkɒnˈästrəˌkän historical A potsherd used as a writing surface. （书写用的）陶片 Example sentencesExamples Our earliest glimpse of Euclidean material will be the most remarkable for a thousand years, six fragmentary ostraca containing text and a figure… found on Elephantine Island in 1906/07 and 1907 / 08… Sometimes writing from this period has survived on ostraca which are inscribed pottery fragments. Votes were written on ostraka, which were broken pots, and from this name comes our present word to ostracise. He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined. The ostraca are included, while texts from other sites in the Judean Desert will be included in a subsequent volume of the concordance. Origin Greek, 'hard shell or potsherd'. Definition of ostracon in US English: ostracon (also ostrakon) nounˈästrəˌkän historical A potsherd used as a writing surface. （书写用的）陶片 Example sentencesExamples The ostraca are included, while texts from other sites in the Judean Desert will be included in a subsequent volume of the concordance. Our earliest glimpse of Euclidean material will be the most remarkable for a thousand years, six fragmentary ostraca containing text and a figure… found on Elephantine Island in 1906/07 and 1907 / 08… Votes were written on ostraka, which were broken pots, and from this name comes our present word to ostracise. He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined. Sometimes writing from this period has survived on ostraca which are inscribed pottery fragments. Origin Greek, ‘hard shell or potsherd’.
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