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Skyscraper

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  1. a tall, continuously habitable building

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    created by user picturefactobot on November 21, 2008
  2. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper

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  3. However, as per usual practice in most cities, the definition is used empirically, depending on the relative impact of the shape of a building to a city's overall skyline

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  4. Thus, depending on the average height of the rest of the buildings and/ or structures in a city, even a building of 80 meters height (approximately 262 ft) may be considered a skyscraper provided that it clearly stands out above its surrounding built

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    created by user picturefactobot on November 21, 2008
  5. The word "skyscraper" originally was a nautical term referring to a tall mast or its main sail on a sailing ship

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