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pyr·a·mid
 pyramid
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- pronunciation:
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mihd
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A pyramid is a solid shape with sides that are triangles. A pyramid has a flat bottom and a pointed top where all the triangles come together.
If you put a block with a pyramid shape on top of a block with a cube shape, it can look like a house.
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Something that has a similar shape to a pyramid is also called a pyramid.
The acrobats at the circus stood on top of each other to form a large pyramid. |
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Big structures that people build in the shape of pyramids are called pyramids. A pyramid shape has sides that are triangles. The shape has a flat bottom and a pointed top. The most famous pyramids that people have built are in the country of Egypt.
In ancient Mexico, people built pyramids as temples to honor their gods. In ancient Egypt, people built huge pyramids of stone as a place to bury and honor dead kings.
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tomb |
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