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   disc

   /dɪsk/

   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin circular object: "coins were made by striking a blank disc of metal" Similar circleroundsaucerdiscusring
   • ▪ an information storage device for a computer in the shape of a round flat plate which can be rotated to give access to all parts of the surface. The data may be stored either magnetically (in a magnetic disk) or optically (in an optical disk such as a CD-ROM).
   • ▪ a CD or record. Similar recordalbumLPgramophone recordvinylcompact discCD
   • ▪ one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
   • 2. an object or part resembling a disc in shape or appearance: "the smudged yellow disc of the moon"
   • ▪ a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine: "he suffered a prolapsed disc"
   • ▪ the central part of the flower of a daisy or other composite plant, consisting of a close-packed cluster of tubular florets.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally referring to the seemingly flat circular form of the sun or moon): from French disque or Latin discus (see discus).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • I

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   • S

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