ostracon: Meaning and Definition of

os•tra•con

Pronunciation: (os'tru-kon"), [key]
— pl. -ca
  1. (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, esp. one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
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