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Word Study
zigadenus glaucus |
zigadenus nuttalli |
zigadenus venenosus |
zigadenus venenosus gramineus |
zigger |
ziggurat
| zighyr
| zigzag
| zigzag goldenrod
| zigzaggery
| zigzaggy
ziggurat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ziggurat has 1 sense
- ziggurat(n = noun.artifact) zikkurat, zikurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians; Array is a kind of temple
has particulars: babel, tower of babel
CIDE DICTIONARY
ziggurat, n.
A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also zikkurat . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ziggurat, n. a rectangular stepped tower in ancient Mesopotamia, surmounted by a temple.
Etymology
Assyr. ziqquratu pinnacle
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