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obelisco

/obeˈlisko/

Where it comes from

dal latino obeliscus che deriva dal greco antico ὀβελίσκος diminutivo di ὀβελός cioè "spiedo, obelisco"

noun obelischi

antico monumento egizio di simbologia solare che divenne in epoche successive un monolito
monumento a forma di guglia appuntita, a sezione quadrata

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In English

dagger a text character
obelisk tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point

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"obelisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/obelisco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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obelisco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/obelisco

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"obelisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/obelisco.

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@misc{obelisco_2026,
  title = {obelisco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/obelisco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}