obelisk Meaning and Definition
1. n. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
2. n. a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
An obelisk (UK: /ˈɒbəlɪsk/; US: /ˈɑːbəlɪsk/, from Ancient Greek: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top.
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