Obelisk Definition

ŏbə-lĭsk
obelisks
noun
obelisks
A tall, slender, four-sided stone pillar tapering toward its pyramidal top.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The dagger sign (†), used especially as a reference mark.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Obelisk

Noun

Singular:
obelisk
Plural:
obelisks

Origin of Obelisk

  • 1569. From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk"), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obeliskos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelos, “needle").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin obeliscus from Greek obeliskos diminutive of obelos a spit, obelisk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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