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Definition of: ziggurat
(zig′
·rat) noun
Among the Assyrians and Babylonians, a terraced temple tower pyramidal in form, each successive story being smaller than the one below, leaving a terrace around each of the floors. Also zik′ku·rat (zik′-). [<Assyrian ziqquratu, orig. a mountain top]
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