disci

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See also: dişçi

English

Etymology

From Latin discī, plural of discus.

Noun

disci

  1. plural of discus
    • 1932, Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, London: Messrs. Longmans, Green, and Co., Ltd., , page 162:
      (Since M. 23 is a P. porcarius, it is possible that the difference in the size of the two disci is a specific one.)
    • 1960, Athletic Journal, page 54:
      It will carry two 16-pound shots, two disci or one of each.
    • a. 1988, Isabelle K. Raubitschek, “VII: Tools”, in Isthmia: Excavations by the University of Chicago under the Auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, volumes VII: “The Metal Objects (1952–1989)”, Princeton, New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, published 1998, →ISBN, page 122:
      Isthmia 458 is one of only three known disci made of iron, and the material of the halter, 459, is unusual, being of lead.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

discī

  1. present passive infinitive of discō

Noun

discī

  1. inflection of discus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular