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MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE

• MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE (noun)
The noun MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.

• MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

megalith; megalithic structure

Hypernyms ("megalithic structure" is a kind of...):

memorial; monument (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)

Domain region:

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "megalithic structure"):

cromlech; dolmen; portal tomb (a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone)

menhir; standing stone (a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France)

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Useful links:
Definition of standing stone
Pronunciation of monument
Definition of menhir
Pronunciation of portal tomb
Definition of cromlech

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