What does "megalithic" mean?

Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.

How do you pronounce "megalithic"?

Pronounced //ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk//.

Megalithic

//ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths wordnet

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"This megalithic tomb dates from between 3000BC and 4000BC."

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.

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