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megalith

[ meg-uh-lith ]
/ ˈmɛg ə lɪθ /
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noun

a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.

Words related to megalith

monolith, boulder, cromlech

Words nearby megalith

megakaryocytic leukemia, megal-, megalecithal, megalesia, megalgia, megalith, megalithic tomb, megalitre, megalo-, megaloblast, megaloblastic anaemia

Origin of megalith

First recorded in 1850–55; mega- + -lith

OTHER WORDS FROM megalith

meg·a·lith·ic, adjectivepre·meg·a·lith·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for megalith

megalith
/ (ˈmɛɡəlɪθ) /

noun

a stone of great size, esp one forming part of a prehistoric monumentSee also alignment (def. 6), circle (def. 11)

Derived forms of megalith

megalithic, adjective
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