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pyramidion
[ pir-uh-mid-ee-uhn, -on ]
noun
, plural pyr·a·mid·i·a [pir-, uh, -, mid, -ee-, uh].
- a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyramidion1
1830–40; < New Latin, equivalent to pȳramid- pyramid + -ion diminutive suffix < Greek
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Example Sentences
This finished, sloping masses were erected against it so as to form, with the pyramidion of the first mass, a second pyramid.
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We may believe, then, that the pyramid of the ancient empire terminated in a pyramidion.
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In the plate attached to his essay, Hittorf gives us a plan and elevation of the pyramidion of the smaller obelisk of Luxor.
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The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.
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Flowers of the temple of the pyramidion were brought to him and blossoms were given to him.
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