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zikkurat

Variant of ziggurat

noun

a temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, in the form of a terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it

Origin: Akkadian ziqqurratu, temple tower < zaqru, high, massive

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