Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: ARCHITECTURE

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: obeliscus, from Greek, from obelos 'pointed pillar'

obelisk

 noun
     
ob‧e‧lisk [countable]
AATBB a tall pointed stone pillar, built to remind people of an event or of someone who has died
Definition of obelisk from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic ARCHITECTURE
Word of the Day
The ARCHITECTURE
Word of the Day is:
Norman

Other related topics