Pyramid

Other forms: Pyramids

Definitions of Pyramid
  1. noun
    a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
    synonyms: Pyramids of Egypt, pyramid
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    memorial, monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
    types:
    Great Pyramid
    the largest and oldest of the monumental tombs built in Giza for Egyptian pharaohs; the tomb of Cheops (also known as Khufu)
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