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ziggurat [ˈzɪgʊˌræt], zikkurat, zikurat [ˈzɪkʊˌræt] n (Social Science / Archaeology) a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians in Mesopotamia. The tower of Babel is thought to be one of these [from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height] zig•gu•rat (ˈzɪg ʊˌræt) also zik•ku•rat (ˈzɪk-) n. a brick temple tower built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, consisting of a number of successively receding stories giving the appearance of a series of terraces. [1875–80; < Akkadian ziqquratu] ziggurat - A tower in the form of a terraced pyramid. See also related terms for tower.
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