obelisco

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obelisco (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing (pl.: obelischi)

  1. (architettura) antico monumento egizio di simbologia solare che divenne in epoche successive un monolito
  2. (araldica) monumento a forma di guglia appuntita, a sezione quadrata
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IPA: /obeˈlisko/

dal latino obeliscus che deriva dal greco ὀβελίσκοςdiminutivo di ὀβελός cioè "spiedo, obelisco"

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