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Noun: Great Pyramid
  1. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
    - Great Pyramid of Giza, Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt

Derived forms: Great Pyramids

Type of: memorial, monument

Part of: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World

Encyclopedia: Great Pyramid