NOUN: "a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ANALOGOUS (adjective)
1. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
CONSTRUCTION (noun)
1. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
2. the act of constructing something

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