ziggurat

zig·gu·rat

 (zĭg′ə-răt′)

n.

A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.

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[Akkadian ziqqurratu, temple tower, from zaqāru, to build high; see zqr in Semitic roots.]

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ziggurat

(ˈzɪɡʊˌræt) ,

zikkurat

or

zikurat

n

(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

[C19: from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height]

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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]

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ziggurat

- A tower in the form of a terraced pyramid.

See also related terms for tower.

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ziggurat

An ancient Assyrian or Babylonian temple in the form of a pyramid with terraced sides tapering toward the top.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ziggurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians zikkurat, zikurat temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

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Translations

zikkurat

ziggourat

ziggurat

[ˈzɪgʊræt] N → zigurat m

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ziggurat

n → Zikkur(r)at f

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