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Webster 1913 Edition
Obelisk
Ob′e-lisk
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Obelisked
(ŏb′ĕ-lĭskt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obelisking
.] To mark or designate with an obelisk.
Webster 1828 Edition
Obelisk
OB'ELISK
,Noun.
1.
A truncated, quadrangular and slender pyramid intended as an ornament, and often charged with inscriptions or hieroglyphics. Some ancient obelisks appear to have been erected in honor of distinguished persons or their achievements. Ptolemy Philadelphus raised one of 88 cubits high in honor of Arsinee. Augustus erected one in the Campus Martius at Rome, which served to mark the hours on a horizontal dial drawn on the pavement.2.
In writing and printing; a reference or mark referring the reader to a note in the margin. It is used also for a mark of censure, or for designating obsolete words, or for other purposes at the pleasure of the writer.Definition 2024
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English
An obelisk (monument)
Alternative forms
Noun
obelisk (plural obelisks)
- A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
- 2012 January 1, Henry Petroski, “The Washington Monument”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 16:
- The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.
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- (printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.
Translations
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point
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Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
obelisk m inan
Declension
declension of obelisk