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soroban

noun
sor·​o·​ban | \ ˈsȯrəˌbän\
plural -s

Definition of soroban

: an abacus used by the Japanese that is a modification of the Chinese suan pan

History and Etymology for soroban

Japanese, from Chinese (Pekingese) suan4 p'an2, literally, reckoning board

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