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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Skyscraper  \Sky"scrap`er\,  n. 
  a  (Naut.)  (1)  A  skysail  of  a  triangular  form  [Rare]  (2)  A 
  name  for  the  one  of  the  fancy  sails  alleged  to  have  been 
  sometimes  set  above  the  skysail.  [Obs.] 
  b  A  very  tall  building. 
  c  Hence  anything  usually  large  high,  or  excessive.  [Slang 
  or  Colloq.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  skyscraper 
  n  :  a  very  tall  building  with  many  storeys 




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