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obelisk definition

ob·elisk (äb′ə lisk, ō′bə-)

noun

  1. a tall, slender, four-sided stone pillar tapering toward its pyramidal top
  2. dagger (sense )

Etymology: L obeliscus < Gr obeliskos, a small spit, obelisk, dim. of obelos: see obelus

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