zig|gu|rat

zig|gu|rat
zig|gu|rat «ZIHG u rat», noun.
an ancient Assyrian and Babylonian temple in the form of a great pyramid having stories each smaller than that below it, so as to leave a terrace at each level. Also, zikkurat, zikurat.
[< Akkadian ziqquratu temple tower; pinnacle, peak < zaqāru be high]

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