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DictionaryRoot: computatorium
Latin

computatorium

place of accounts

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A Black woman café worker setting a cup on a broad flat service counter, counter surface prominent, no signs or menu lettering.
noun

counter

KOWN-ter/ˈkaʊntər/

A raised surface used for work or serving customers.

Etymology
counterLatinplace of accounts

A place of accounts became the table where a money lender or merchant did business. The name then spread to shop surfaces and eventually to similar work surfaces in kitchens.

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