cromlech
pronunciation
How to pronounce cromlech in British English:
UK [ˈkrɒmlek]
How to pronounce cromlech in American English:
US [ˈkrɑmlek]
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- Noun:
- a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone
Word Origin
- cromlech (n.)
- c. 1600, from Welsh, from crom, fem. of crwm "crooked, bent, concave" + llech "(flat) stone." Applied in Wales and Cornwall to what in Brittany is a dolmen; a cromlech there is a circle of standing stones.