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minaret (iou)



minaret noun. L17.
[French, or Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, from Turkish minare from Arab. manara lighthouse, minaret, from nara to shine.]
A tall tower or turret connected with a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin calls at hours of prayer. L17.
transf. An object or structure shaped like this. M19.
minareted adjective having or characterized by minarets M19.