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[ˈmɪnərɛt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer
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Origin
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late 17th century: from French, or from Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, via Turkish from Arabic manār(a) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’. Compare with menorah
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