7 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
noun a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
originFrom Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”). Compare obelus.
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