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minaret definition

mina·ret (min′ə ret′, min′ə ret′)

noun

a high, slender tower attached to a mosque, with one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin, or crier, calls the people to prayer

Etymology: Fr < Turk menāret < Ar manāra(t), lighthouse, minaret < base of nār, fire

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