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megalith::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | megalithic structure |
| Type of | monument, memorial |
| Has types | portal tomb, cromlech, standing stone, dolmen, menhir |
| Derivation | megalithic |
Examples of megalith
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China, with one-fifth of the world's population, has remained an isolated megalith.
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In the Stone Age, the most expanded megalith in the Iberian Peninsula was the dolmen.
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A small craft market in the 1960s has become a megalith, selling everything imaginable.
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Some Neolithic cultures listed above are known for constructing megalith.
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Indonesian archipelago is the host of Austronesian megalith cultures in past and present.
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Cipari megalith site also in West Java displayed monolith, stone terraces, and sarcophagus.
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Robotic-assisted transoral removal of a submandibular megalith.
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On Florida Avenue, Conner Contemporary's new 6,500-square-foot megalith has energized the scene.
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Our ancestors stood beneath Salisbury's famous megalith and gave thanks for the sun every year.
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- Memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
- (megalithic) of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths; "megalithic monuments like Stonehenge"
- A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. Megalithic describes structures made of such large stones, utilizing an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement.
- Megalith is a fictional superhero, as well as the title of a comic book starring the hero published by Continuity Comics. Megalith first appeared in The Revengers #1 in 1985, which had him team up with Armour and Silver Streak. Later, Megalith starred in his own series.
- A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; A large stone used in such a construction
- (Megalithic) A period dating back to as early as 5000 bce.. Marked by the establishment of huge architectural monuments. Early megalithic man-made monuments, such as Stonehenge, were massive, upright stones. Almost 50,000 of these structures still exist.
- (megaliths) Structures and complexes of very large stones constructed for ceremonial and religious purposes in Neolithic times. (p. 23)
- A huge stone monument or structure. Stonehenge is perhaps the best-known example of megalithic construction.
- From the Greek: "great stone"; sometimes wrongly used to describe megalithic monuments
