megalith
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1. memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | memorial, monument, |
| definition | : | a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cromlech, dolmen, portal tomb, |
| definition | : | a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | menhir, standing stone, |
| definition | : | a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France (noun.artifact) |
| domain region | : | europe, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | megalithic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | megalithic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths (adj.pert) |
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