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obelisk
English
Etymology
From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (obelískos), diminutive of ?????? (obelós, “needle”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??b?l?sk/
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?l?sk/, /??b?l?sk/
Noun
obelisk (plural obelisks)
- (architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]
- (typography) Synonym of obelus
- (historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ? or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.
- A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.
Usage notes
Regarding sense 2, obelus was used in Middle English, but thereafter was displaced by obelisk until the 19th century when both words began to be used with equal regularity.
Alternative forms
- obelisc
Synonyms
- (architecture): aguilla, pylon, stela
Hypernyms
- (architecture): needle
Meronyms
- (architecture): pyramidion
Derived terms
- obeliscal
- obeliscoid, obeliskoid
- obelisklike
Translations
See also
- menhir
- pillar
Verb
obelisk (third-person singular simple present obelisks, present participle obelisking, simple past and past participle obelisked)
- (entomology, of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.
References
Polish
Etymology
From French obélisque, from Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (obelískos), diminutive of ?????? (obelós, “needle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??b?.l?isk/
Noun
obelisk m inan
- (architecture) obelisk (tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) obeliskowy
Further reading
- obelisk in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- obelisk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ob?lisk/
- Hyphenation: o?be?lisk
Noun
obèlisk m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- obelisk
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ob?l?sk/
- Rhymes: -?sk
Noun
obelisk c
- obelisk
Declension
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landmark
English
Alternative forms
- land-mark, land mark
Etymology
From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land +? mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”) and Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?lændm??k/
Noun
landmark (plural landmarks)
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- Synonym: merestone
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- Synonyms: marker, mark
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- Synonyms: monument, sight
- (figuratively, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
- Synonym: milestone
Translations
Verb
landmark (third-person singular simple present landmarks, present participle landmarking, simple past and past participle landmarked)
- (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
Further reading
- landmark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Markland, markland
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