ziggurat

/ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

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"It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite."
"He works in an old ziggurat of an office building."

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).

ziggurats (plural) ziggarat (alternative) zigurat (alternative) ziqqurat (alternative) ziqqurrat (alternative) zikkurat (alternative) zikurat (alternative)

zigguratic zigguratical

ziggurat algorithm

zikkurat zikurat

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How do you pronounce ziggurat?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/.

What does ziggurat mean?

Where does ziggurat come from?

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum).

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