NOUN | artifact | obelisk | a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top |
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communication | obelisk, dagger | a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote |
Meaning | A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top. | |
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Instances | Washington Monument | A stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington |
Broader | column, pillar | A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
Spanish | obelisco | |
Catalan | obelisc |
Meaning | A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote. | |
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Synonym | dagger | |
Broader | character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol | A written symbol that is used to represent speech |
Spanish | obelisco | |
Catalan | obelisc |
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