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zikkurat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zikkurat has 1 sense
- zikkurat(n = noun.artifact) ziggurat, 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
zikkurat, 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 ziggurat . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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