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zikkurat

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zig⋅gu⋅rat

  [zig-oo-rat]
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–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.
Also, zik⋅ku⋅rat, zik⋅u⋅rat  [zik-oo-rat] .

Origin:
1875–80; < Akkadian ziqquratu
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ziggurat 
1877, from Assyrian ziqquratu "height, pinnacle," from zaqaru "to be high."
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