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megalith

me·ga·lith

UK/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/ US/ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ/ uncommon

noun

1.

memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)

Origin

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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