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noun
A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon).
