megalithic

[ meg-uh-lith-ik ]

/ ˌmɛg əˈlɪθ ɪk /

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adjective

relating to ancient construction works using stones of great size, such as dolmens or menhirs, or to the era in which these were constructed:Hundreds of megalithic structures throughout Europe are oriented to the solstices and the equinoxes.

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Origin of megalithic

First recorded in 1830–40; mega- + -lithic

OTHER WORDS FROM megalithic

pre·meg·a·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby megalithic

megalecithal, Megalesia, megalgia, -megalia, megalith, megalithic, megalithic tomb, megalitre, megalo-, megaloblast, megaloblastic anaemia

How to use megalithic in a sentence

It appears in the later megalithic tombs and the underground stone vaults or cists.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
This movement is augmented somewhat, perhaps very little, by recruits from the megalithic zone of northwestern Europe and Denmark.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
Megalithic monuments have been made quite recently by primitive Indian peoples.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
It was no real refuge to them, but its megalithic precincts gave some lying illusion of safety.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen

Regarding the nomenclature of the several species of megalithic monuments met with in Brittany some 38 definitions are necessary.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence