obelisk

Definitions of obelisk
  1. noun
    a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
  2. noun
    a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
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    type of:
    grafeem, letter, letterteken, schrift
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
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