pyramid
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- noun
- /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
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pirámide
- The pyramids in Egypt are a testament to the engineering skills of the ancient Egyptians, showcasing their ability to create massive stone structures.
- Great pyramid of Giza
- Egyptian pyramids
- build pyramids
And this is how the development of pyramid building in Egypt began.
- And this is how the development of pyramid building in Egypt began.
- But in the ancient times, nobody went up the pyramid, they were all in the pyramid.
- Like, listen, trust me, the pyramids impossible to build.
- that the pyramids are all built across a wide
- It was the size of the pyramids and made of solid gold.
- And I don't think the pyramids were a bad doing.
- I I didn't go to into the great pyramids for three days.
- But the, the Great Pyramid is an ascension device.
Examples
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is considered one of the most impressive architectural feats of the ancient world.
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Queens in Nubia were almost as powerful as kings and had pyramids just as large.
Academic text (2002) -
The Great Pyramid is where King Hofu is buried.
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Then a roar came from outside the pyramid that must have shaken its stone walls.
Fiction book (1993) -
The recent news is about the three great pyramids in Giza in Egypt.
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Tourists flock to Egypt to marvel at the magnificent pyramids that were built as tombs for pharaohs.
Synonyms
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A large stone building or underground room where people put a dead person
A solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet at a top point
Compounds
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A dishonest plan where people pay to join and only earn money by recruiting others, not by selling things
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A very large ancient Egyptian tomb for Pharaoh Khufu at Giza with a square base and four triangle-shaped sides
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A diagram showing who eats whom in an ecosystem, from plants to top predators
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A very large ancient Egyptian tomb in Giza built for the king Khufu about 2600 BC
A tall plant with a stalk and pale green flowers that grows on dry sunny hills in western US
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A solid with a flat base with all sides equal and triangular faces that meet at one top point
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A solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet at a top point
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Etymology
Pyramid comes from an old Greek word pyramis, which people used for the big stone tombs of Egypt, and you can picture a wide base rising to a single point. That's why a pyramid is a massive stone monument with a square base and four triangular sides.