megalithic

American  

[meg-uh-lith-ik] / ˌmɛg əˈlɪθ ɪk /

adjective

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• premegalithic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of megalithic

First recorded in 1830–40; mega- ( def. ) + -lithic

Example Sentences

According to NASA, one of the oldest recorded eclipses in human history may have been on Nov. 30, 3340 BCE, as petroglyphs were found at the Loughcrew Megalithic Monument in County Meath, Ireland.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

Megalithic sites like Hagar Qim are evidence that, in roughly 3000 BC, settlers from Sicily arrived in search of arable land.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2019

After the frustrations and disappointments with his previous bands, Bruno handled most of the instrumental and vocal duties on "Megalithic Symphony," and virtually all of those duties on "Run."

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2015

“Sail,” off the debut album Megalithic Symphony from 2011 went platinum, the band has more than 600,000 Facebook page likes, close to 75,000 followers on Twitter, and about 35 million video views on YouTube.

From Forbes • Sep. 5, 2013

But it would also have been coloured by the profound influence of the religious beliefs and observances entertained by the Megalithic People—beliefs which are only now fading slowly away in the spreading daylight of science.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)