great pyramid Meaning of "great pyramid"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

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  1. In the heart of each great pyramidand there are many of themmay lie other grisly sanctuaries that have awaited discovery for 1,000 years.
  2. Straying slightly off the beaten tourist path, Mendelssohn visited the great pyramid at Medm, one of the first built by the Egyptians, about 50 miles south of Cairo.
  3. About 100 yards east of the great pyramid of Cheops, in the final cleaning of debris, a patch of white plaster was discovered.
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