megalith
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English
[edit]Etymology
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*méǵh₂s |
From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic[1] probably modelled after monolith.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ/
- Hyphenation: meg‧a‧lith
Noun
[edit]megalith (plural megaliths)
- (archaeology)
- (by extension) A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.
Hyponyms
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[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument
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prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones
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large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “megalith, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “megalith, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
Further reading
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *méǵh₂s
- English terms prefixed with mega-
- English terms suffixed with -lith
- English back-formations
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
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- en:Archaeology