/ ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
a small electronic device for calculating with numbers :
a pocket calculator
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from the verb calculare , from calculus a small pebble (as used on an abacus).
/ ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
a small electronic device for calculating with numbers :
a pocket calculator
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from the verb calculare , from calculus a small pebble (as used on an abacus).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005