megalith
Meanings
noun
- A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
- A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
- A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.
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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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