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Definition of Great 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.
Generic synonyms: Memorial, Monument
Group relationships: Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, Seven Wonders Of The World
Derivative terms: Pyramid, Pyramidal, Pyramidical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Pyramid
Literary usage of Great pyramid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year by Ibrahim-Hilmy (1888)
"Lifo and Work at tho great pyramid. With a Discussion of the Facts ascertained.
3 vol. ... Life and Work at the great pyramid during new Measurer. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"stands at a short distance to the south-west of the great pyramid, which does
not very much exceed it ia magnitude, though far superior in its construction. ..."
3. Familiar Allusions: A Hand-book of Miscellaneous Information Including the by William Adolphus Wheeler, Charles Gardner Wheeler (1894)
"great pyramid. This oldest monument of Egypt and of the world, ... The second
pyramid, as it is called, near the great pyramid, contains one main chamber in ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock (1879)
"The th:r: ha- a similar temple and aven-i- and, indeed, the eastern fscr ; the
great pyramid ha» men. though more indistinct. i4 • similar structure; ..."
5. History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1887)
"1. sage in great pyramid. ... was the founder of the great pyramid, and consequently
fixing its relative date beyond all possibility of cavil. ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1840)
"The angles of the corners of the great Pyramid . . . . 41° 28' 43°. ... 52° The
angle of the faces with the plan of the base, great pyramid . ..."
7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"Notes on some peculiar Relations which, appear in the great pyramid from the
precise Measurements of Mr. Flinders Petrie." By Capt. ..."
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