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obelisk
[ ob-uh-lisk ]
/ ˈɒb ə lɪsk /
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noun
a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
something resembling such a shaft.
an obelus.
Printing. dagger (def. 2).
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Origin of obelisk
1540–50; <Latin obeliscus<Greek obelÃskos small spit, equivalent to obel(ós) spit, pointed pillar + -iskos diminutive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM obelisk
ob·e·lis·cal, adjectiveob·e·lis·koid, adjectiveWords nearby obelisk
obedient, obedientiary, obedient plant, obeisance, obelia, obelisk, obelize, obelus, obento, Oberammergau, Oberhausen
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British Dictionary definitions for obelisk
obelisk
/ (ˈɒbɪlɪsk) /
noun
a stone pillar having a square or rectangular cross section and sides that taper towards a pyramidal top, often used as a monument in ancient Egypt
printing another name for dagger (def. 2)
Derived forms of obelisk
obeliscal, adjectiveobeliskoid, adjectiveWord Origin for obelisk
C16: via Latin from Greek obeliskos a little spit, from obelos spit
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