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obelisk
noun
obe·lisk
ˈä-bə-ˌlisk 
also ˈō-
1
: an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
2
a
: obelus
b
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General Lafayette, during his famous tour of America in 1824, officiated over the laying of the obelisk’s cornerstone.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
To sightsee impressive architecture, palazzos, monuments, obelisks and fountains.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
But others, especially in remote areas, are marked only by monuments, like an obelisk or strategically placed rocks.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 May 2025
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
To sightsee impressive architecture, palazzos, monuments, obelisks and fountains.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
But others, especially in remote areas, are marked only by monuments, like an obelisk or strategically placed rocks.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 May 2025
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obelisk. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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obelisk
noun
obe·lisk
ˈäb-ə-ˌlisk
: a four-sided pillar that becomes narrower toward the top and ends in a pyramid
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