Definitions
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- adjective Having the shape of a
pebble
Etymologies
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Latin calculus ("little stone") + -form
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Examples
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They had a voluminous literature, covering the whole range of native interests either written, in their own peculiar "calculiform" hieroglyphic characters, in books of maguey paper or parchment which were bound in word, or carved upon the walls of their public buildings.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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