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peristalith

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[puh-ris-tl-ith] / pəˈrɪs tl ɪθ /

noun

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

Etymology

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

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