Obeliscolychny

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lighthouse. rare

    "“I see a great number of People on the Harbour; I see a Light on an Obeliscolychny.”"

Example

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"“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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