Obeliscolychny
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lighthouse. rare
"“I see a great number of People on the Harbour; I see a Light on an Obeliscolychny.”"
Synonyms
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More examples"“I see a great number of People on the Harbour; I see a Light on an Obeliscolychny.”"
Etymology
From Middle French obeliscolychnie (in Rabelais), from Ancient Greek ὀβελισκολύχνιον (obeliskolúkhnion, “spit used as a lamp-holder”), from ὀβελίσκος (obelískos, “obelisk”) + λυχνίον (lukhníon, “lamp-stand”).
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