Obelisk



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.方尖碑
• ［英］ n.方尖碑 ( tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid)

Webster Collegiate

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• Etymology: Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus, from Greek obeliskos, from diminutive of obelos
• Date: 1569
• 1. an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
• 2.
  • a. obelus
  • b. dagger 2b

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