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peristalith

[ puh-ris-tl-ith ]
/ pəˈrɪs tl ɪθ /

noun

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

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Origin of peristalith

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

Words nearby peristalith

perisplenitis, perispomenon, perispondylitis, perispore, perissodactyl, peristalith, peristalsis, peristaltic, Peristéri, peristerite, peristole
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