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Megalith

//ˈmɛɡəlɪθ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
  2. 2
    memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) wordnet
  3. 3
    A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
  4. 4
    A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure. broadly

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

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