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ˈmɪnərɛt,
ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/
n.
a slender tower, especially that of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr., or from Sp. minarete, Ital. minaretto, via Turk. from Arab. manār(a) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’.
