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ziggurat

zig·gu·rat [ zíggə ràt ] (plural zig·gu·rats)


noun 
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ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower: an ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower with a square base, rising in stories of ever-decreasing size, with a terrace at each story and a temple at the very top

[Late 19th century. < Assyrian ziqquratu "pinnacle"]
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