ʊˌræt noun
(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.
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ziggurat, zikkurat or zikurat (ˈzɪɡʊˌræt, ˈzɪkʊˌræt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
| [C19: from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height] | |
| zikkurat, zikkurat or zikurat | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height] | |
| zikurat, zikkurat or zikurat | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height] | |
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ziggurat
1877, from Assyrian ziqquratu "height, pinnacle," from zaqaru "to be high."
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