ostracon
or os·tra·kon
[ os-truh-kon ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌkɒn /
noun, plural os·tra·ca [os-truh-kuh] /ˈɒs trə kə/.
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
Origin of ostracon
1880–85; < Greek
óstrakon; see
ostracize
Words nearby ostracon
ostpreussen,
ostracism,
ostracize,
ostracod,
ostracoderm,
ostracon,
ostrakon,
ostranenie,
ostrava,
ostrich,
ostrich fern
British Dictionary definitions for ostracon
ostracon
/ (ˈɒstrəˌkɒn) /
noun
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd used for ostracizing
Word Origin for ostracon
from Greek