Tessera Definition

tĕsər-ə
tesserae
noun
In ancient Rome, a small tablet of wood, ivory, etc. used as a token, ticket, label, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
Webster's New World

(planetology) Complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton.

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Other Word Forms of Tessera

Noun

Singular:
tessera
Plural:
tesserae

Origin of Tessera

  • Latin from Greek neuter of tesseres variant of tessares four kwetwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin tessera (“a cube, a die with numbers on all six sides"), from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares, “four").

    From Wiktionary

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