sikhara

[shik-er-uh, shik-ruh]

si·kha·ra

[shik-er-uh, shik-ruh]
noun (in Indian architecture)
a convexly tapering tower, capped by an amalaka.
Also, sikra.


Origin:
< Sanskrit śikhara
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Sikhara is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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