obelisk has definitions from the fields of architecture,printing
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[ noun ] (architecture) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

Used in print

(Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)

He had never heard so many bells , and as he lay there listening , he thought_of her scolding him for his remarks when he had looked up at the obelisk and the church at the top of the Spanish_Steps .

Related terms

column washington_monument

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[ noun ] (printing) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Synonyms

dagger

Related terms

character

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