Image:Pyramids of Egypt1.jpg|thumb|right|The Great Pyramids of Giza.
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Alternative spellings
piramis (obsolete)

Etymology
French pyramide � Old French piramide � Latin pyramis � Greek ���αμί�, possibly from a corruption of an Ancient Egyptian phrase or expression (a tentative suggestion: pri-n-mr, "go to the pyramid?", maybe a question asked of ancient Greek tourists), OR from Ancient Egyptian Pir E Mit, "Division of Ten" or "Division of Number" or "Division of Perfection".

The Ancient Egyptian word for pyramid is mr.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pyramid.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
2. A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
3. geometry A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
4. A pyramid scheme.

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Translations
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Bosnian: piramida f
Chinese: ��� (jīnzìt�)
Czech: pyramida f
Danish: pyramide c
Dutch: pyramide f
Esperanto: piramido
Finnish: pyramidi
French: pyramide f
German: Pyramide f
Greek: ���αμί� (pira�mis) f, ���αμίδα (pira�miða) f
Hebrew: he-translation|פ�ר����|piramída f
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Japanese: ����� (piramiddo)
Latin: pyramis f
Portuguese: pirâmide f
Russian: пи�амида (piramída) f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: пи�амида f
:Latin: piramida f
Spanish: pirámide
Swedish: #Swedish|pyramid c
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trans-top|construction (2)
Bosnian: piramida f
Chinese: ��� (jīnzìt�)
Danish: pyramide c
Dutch: pyramide f
Esperanto: piramido
Finnish: pyramidi
French: pyramide f
Greek: ���αμίδα (pira�miða) f
Hebrew: he-translation|פ�ר����|piramída f
trans-mid
Portuguese: pirâmide f
Russian: пи�амида (piramída) f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: пи�амида f
:Latin: piramida f
Spanish: pirámide
Swedish: #Swedish|pyramid c
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trans-top|solid (3)
Bosnian: piramida f
Danish: pyramide c
Dutch: pyramide f
Esperanto: piramido
Finnish: pyramidi
French: pyramide f
French: pyramide f
German: Pyramide f
Greek: ���αμίδα (pira�miða) f
Hebrew: he-translation|פ�ר����|piramída f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����, kakusui)
Portuguese: pirâmide f
Russian: пи�амида (piramída) f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: пи�амида f
:Latin: piramida f
Spanish: pirámide
Swedish: pyramid#Swedish|pyramid c
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trans-top|pyramid scheme (4)
See pyramid scheme
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ر� (haram)
ttbc|Hungarian: piramis
ttbc|Irish: pirimid
ttbc|Korean: ��미�
ttbc|Latin: pyramis f (1, 2)

Derived terms
pyramidologist
pyramidology
pyramid scheme

See also
Ponzi scheme

Swedish

Noun
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pyramid c

1. sv-geometry #English|pyramid
2. Pyramid-shaped construction.

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