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单词 obelisk
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ob•e•lisk /ˈɑbəlɪsk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar of stone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ob•e•lisk  (obə lisk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
  2. something resembling such a shaft.
  3. an obelus.
  4. Printingdagger (def. 2).
  • Greek obelískos small spit, equivalent. to obel(ós) spit, pointed pillar + -iskos diminutive suffix
  • Latin obeliscus
  • 1540–50
ob′e•liscal, adj. 
ob′e•liskoid, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
obelisk /ˈɒbɪlɪsk/ n
  1. 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
  2. another name for dagger
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek obeliskos a little spit, from obelos spit

ˌobeˈliscal adj ˌobeˈliskoid adj
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