noun
a device used for performing arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid
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The students used abacuses to practice their mental math skills.
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Hey, have you seen those old abacuses in the math classroom?
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I found this cool abacus at the thrift store, wanna check it out?
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His mind worked like an abacus, calculating every possible outcome.