pyramidlike

pyramidlike
Resembling a pyramid.

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  • pyramid — pyramidlike, adj. /pir euh mid/, n. 1. Archit. a. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. b. (in ancient Egypt and pre Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral… …   Universalium

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  • History of ancient Libya — PrehistorySince Neolithic times the climate of North Africa has been drying. A reminder of the desertification of the area is provided by megalithic remains, which occur in great variety of form and in vast numbers in presently arid and… …   Wikipedia

  • pagoda — pagodalike, adj. /peuh goh deuh/, n. 1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward curving roofs over the individual stories. 2. any of several former gold or silver coins… …   Universalium

  • pyramidal — pyramidally, adv. /pi ram i dl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form. 2. of the nature of a pyramid; pyramidlike. [1565 75; < ML pyramidalis; see PYRAMID, AL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • desert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. waste, wilderness, solitude. See uselessness, seclusion. II v. leave, forsake, abandon; secede, run away; leave in the lurch, be faithless, ditch (sl.). See avoidance, relinquishment. n. reward, due …   English dictionary for students

  • Ashur —    1) (capital)    Long the capital and one of the chief cities of the Assyrian Empire as well as the root word for the terms Assyria and Assyrian. Located on the west bank of the Tigris River, about 60 miles (97 km) south of the modern Iraqi… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

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