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ob·e·lisk 
[ob-uh-lisk] Pronunciation Key
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[ob-uh-lisk] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 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. | Printing. dagger (def. 2). |
[Origin: 1540–50; < L obeliscus < Gk obelískos small spit, equiv. to obel(ós) spit, pointed pillar + -iskos dim. suffix]
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ob·e·lis·cal, adjective
ob·e·lis·koid, adjective
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| ob·e·lisk
(ŏb'ə-lĭsk) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin obeliscus, from Greek obeliskos, diminutive of obelos, a spit, obelisk.] ob'e·lis'cal (-lĭs'kəl) adj., ob'e·lis'koid' (-koid') adj. |
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obelisk
obelisk
"rectangular stone column, tapering at the top," 1569, from M.Fr. obélisque, from L. obeliscus "obelisk, small spit," from Gk. obeliskos, dim. of obelos "a spit, pointed pillar, needle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| obelisk | |
noun | |
| 1. | a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top |
| 2. | a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: dagger] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Obelisk
Ob"e*lisk\, n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob['e]lisque.]1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. 2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [[dagger]]. See Dagger, n., 2.
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Obelisk
Ob"e*lisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obelisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking.] To mark or designate with an obelisk.
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