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Meaning Of Obelisk
n.
An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it
rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily
monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic
writing from top to bottom.
n.
A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See
Dagger, n., 2.