Definitions | minaret |
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- the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)
Etymology: From the (Turk.) minare, from the (ARchar, ÙÙ) manÄrí ("lighthouse"). Entered into English around 1682.
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