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:
obelisksOrigin of Obelisk
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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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