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/men kooh"re/, n.Mycerinus.
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Menkure
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Menkure — /men kooh re/, n. Mycerinus … Useful english dictionary
Mycerinus — /mis euh ruy neuhs/, n. king of ancient Egypt c2600 2570 B.C. : builder of the third great pyramid at El Giza. Also, Mykerinos. Also called Menkure. * * * … Universalium
pyramid — pyramidlike, adj. /pir euh mid/, n. 1. Archit. a. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. b. (in ancient Egypt and pre Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral… … Universalium
Menkaure — ▪ king of Egypt also spelled Menkure, Greek Mykerinos flourished 26th century BC fifth (according to some traditions, sixth) king of the 4th dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 BC) of Egypt; he built the third and smallest of the three Pyramids of… … Universalium
Mycerinus — /mis euh ruy neuhs/, n. king of ancient Egypt c2600 2570 B.C. : builder of the third great pyramid at El Giza. Also, Mykerinos. Also called Menkure … Useful english dictionary
