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cacuminous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: kəkyo͞oʹmĭnəs
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈkjuːmɪnəs/
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adj

Meaning 1

Having a pyramidal top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • Cleopatra’s Needles are three cacuminous monoliths first erected in Ancient Egypt over a thousand years before the birth of Christ.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From oblique stem of Latin cacūmen, cacūminis (“extremity, point, peak”) + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: con cima piramidal — having a pyramidal top
  • Spanish: piramidal — having a pyramidal top