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   minaret

   /ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

   Word Origin 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. minareted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

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