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menhir
[ men-hir ]
/ ˈmɛn hɪr /
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noun Archaeology.
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
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Origin of menhir
1830–40; <Breton phrase men hir, equivalent to men stone + hir long
Words nearby menhir
Mengelberg, Menger, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Mengzi, menhaden, menhir, menial, Ménière's syndrome, menilite, Meninga, meninges
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British Dictionary definitions for menhir
menhir
/ (ˈmɛnhɪə) /
noun
a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe
Word Origin for menhir
C19: from Breton men stone + hir long
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