zikkurat

HYPHEN

zik=ku=rat

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun zikkurat has 1 sense

zikkurat(n = noun.artifact) ziggurat, zikurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians;

is a kind of temple

has particulars: babel, tower of babel

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CIDE DICTIONARY

zikkurat, n.

A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also ziggurat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]