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uraniscus
[yoor-uh-nis-kuhs]
noun
Architecture.
plural
uraniscia starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uraniscus1
< Greek dzܰíDz ceiling, equivalent to ouran ( ó ) heaven + -iskos diminutive suffix
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Uraniscus, ū-ra-nis′kus, n. the vault or roof of the mouth.
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