"suanpan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: suanpans [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 算盤/算盘 (suànpán). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|算盤|tr=suànpán}} 算盤/算盘 (suànpán) Head templates: {{en-noun}} suanpan (plural suanpans)
  1. A Chinese abacus with two beads on each rod in the upper deck and five beads on each rod in the bottom deck. Wikipedia link: suanpan Synonyms: schwanpan, souanpan, suan-pan, swanpan, swan-pan
    Sense id: en-suanpan-en-noun-pudpgAsN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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