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单词 ziggurat
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
zig•gu•rat  (zig′ŏŏ rat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecture(among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.
Also, zik•ku•rat, zik•u•rat (zik′ŏŏ rat′).USA pronunciation 
  • Akkadian ziqquratu
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ziggurat /ˈzɪɡʊˌræt/, zikkurat, zikurat /ˈzɪkʊˌræt/ n
  1. a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians in Mesopotamia. The tower of Babel is thought to be one of these
Etymology: 19th Century: from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height
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