Plural form of 'abacus'; multiple ancient counting devices made of beads or counters strung on rods, used for arithmetic.
From 'abacus' plus the English plural suffix '-es.' 'Abacus' itself comes from Greek 'abax' (a board or table), which may derive from Semitic languages. This is the standard English plural, while 'abaci' is the Latin plural.
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