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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Egyptian pyramid EgyptianPyramid The giant pyramids found in Giza, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> and other places in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> Egyptian pyramids http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids PyramidOfCheops The Great Pyramid of Cheops (built as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu or Cheops) on the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6Va8pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GizaPlateau</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> (near the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVimFJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfGizaEgypt</a> which is near the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViml5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfCairoEgypt</a>), one of the famed 7 wonders of the ancient world. It is the largest of a group of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2fJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EgyptianPyramid</a>s at Giza. It is made of cut stone and is the tallest <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2bZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PyramidMonument</a> ever built. Great Pyramid of Giza <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> is the collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r6-wc8BKxEdeIXwCgydofLQ" class="cyc_term">CartographicFeatureType</a>s which are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s, as opposed to naturally occuring. Positive examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzt5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterReservoir</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Canal</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2uByCTVQdeVZZaE0030Zg" class="cyc_term">Airfield</a>. Negative examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjODZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mountain</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjktpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ocean</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mesa</a>. Also see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rummjkLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">NaturalFeatureType</a>, the corresponding collection for naturally occuring feature types. artifactual feature type ArtifactualFeatureType PyramidMonument A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwtQJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Monument</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2bZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PyramidMonument</a> is an (at least roughly) pyramid-shaped monument. Examples include the pyramid of Teotihaucan in Mexico and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPzYFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PyramidOfCheops</a> in Egypt. <p/> Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2bZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PyramidMonument</a> is <i>not</i> a specialization of the shape-type <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjJX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pyramid</a>, as some instances of the former have shapes that differ too much from that of a geometrical pyramid to be instances of the latter. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2fJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EgyptianPyramid</a>, however, <i>is</i> a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjJX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pyramid</a>. pyramid Egyptian pyramid EgyptianPyramid The giant pyramids found in Giza, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> and other places in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> Egyptian pyramid EgyptianPyramid The giant pyramids found in Giza, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> and other places in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> A place or construct thought to be significant in the history or cultural life of a particular national entity. This includes Monuments of national import, but also objects of rare national beauty such as Old Faithful or the Matterhorn etc. NationalMonument national monument Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString Egyptian architectural style EgyptianArchitecturalStyle The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rzVmrunS8EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">EgyptianArchitecturalStyle</a> is a style of building design developed in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCamJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AncientEgypt</a> for thousands of years, and it was ocassionally revived in the 17th through 20th Centuries in locations around the world. It is characterized by the use of carvings or other decorations with Egyptian-style motifs, symmetric arrangements of lotus-columns, massive forms with slanted walls or pyramids, or obelisks, and a lack of pediments or other Greek and Roman style details. Egyptian pyramid EgyptianPyramid The giant pyramids found in Giza, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> and other places in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> Egyptian pyramid EgyptianPyramid The giant pyramids found in Giza, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> and other places in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). spatially disjoint object type SpatiallyDisjointObjectType tomb Tomb A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2nJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Gravesite</a>. The collection of all tombs: structures in which (or under which) the dead bodies or other remains of persons are deposited. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2p5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tomb</a> acts as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1rJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MemorialMarker</a> of the dead within. Note: A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1rJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MemorialMarker</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwtQJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Monument</a> in which (or under which) the honored person was never buried or deposited is not a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw2p5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tomb</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWDx_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TombOfFn</a>.