peristalith

[ puh-ris-tl-ith ]

noun

1. a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peristalith¹

1880–85; < Greek perísta ( tos ) surrounded (verbid of periístanai to stand round, equivalent to peri- peri- + sta-, base of histánai to stand + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -lith

Example Sentences

Peristalith, pe-ris′ta-lith, n. a series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial-mound.

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