obelisk[noun]Synonyms: column, monolith, monument, needle, pillar, shaft
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ob‧e‧lisk /ˈɒbəlɪsk $ ˈɑː-, ˈoʊ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: obeliscus, from Greek, from obelos 'pointed pillar']
a tall pointed stone
pillar, built to remind people of an event or of someone who has died
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