|minə|ret, usu -ed.+V noun
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Etymology: French, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manārah lighthouse, lamp
1. : a slender lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
2. : a structure resembling a minaret
the Town Hall …, an ornate cream and white building with minarets — American Guide Series: Maine
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