Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid
noun
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
Syn: ↑Pyramid, ↑Pyramids of Egypt
Derivationally related forms: ↑pyramidal (for: ↑Pyramid), ↑pyramidical (for: ↑Pyramid), ↑pyramid (for: ↑Pyramid)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑memorial, ↑monument

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