Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
stepped pyramid (which see, understepped ).
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Examples
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Though if we want to get all historically accurate, considering that our pyramid is 2500yrs older than the ones at Giza it should have been a step-pyramid and much cruder.
What I bought – 5 December 2007 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Its outer casing collapsed early on leaving only the step-pyramid core which is visible today.
Egyptomania News 2000
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Agricultural College; it is obvious that a line drawn along the tops of the files would again make the step-pyramid shown in Figures 10, 11 and 13.
Applied Eugenics Paul Popenoe 1933
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The tower within consisted of a kind of step-pyramid, the stages being seven in number (omitting the lowest, which was the platform forming the foundation of the structure).
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895
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Beyond the ridge of the hill, where the rats came from and where the spirits seem to disappear, the heroes discover a step-pyramid.
le joueur prussien 2010
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The ancient burial place dates back to 2,700 BC and is dominated by the first ever step-pyramid, constructed in honor of King Zoser.
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton 2008
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