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3 Οκτ 2023 · The meaning of QUIPU is a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating).
quipu - calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
quipu in American English. (ˈkipuː, ˈkwɪpuː) noun. a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Quipu definition: a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc.. See examples of QUIPU used in a sentence.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun quipu. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
UK /ˈkiːpuː/ noun an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously coloured threads knotted in different ways Examples The quipus of the ancient Incas of Peru encoded a wide range of data about people, land, and crops for the government bureaucracy.North American These runners carried oral messages, small packages, or qu...