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quipu (kē′po̵̅o̅, kwip′o̵̅o̅)

noun

a device consisting of an arrangement of cords variously colored and knotted, used by the ancient Peruvians to keep accounts, record events, etc.

Etymology: AmSp quipo < Quechua khípu (also sp. quipu), knot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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