megalith
pronunciation
How to pronounce megalith in British English:
UK [ˈmegəlɪθ]
How to pronounce megalith in American English:
US [ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ]
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- Noun:
- memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Word Origin
- megalith
- megalith: see lithograph
- megalith (n.)
- huge prehistoric stone, 1853, back-formation from megalithic.
Example
- 1. Macedonia : people watch the first rays of the sunrise through the astronomical stone markers at the ancient megalith observatory of kokino ( photograph : georgi licovski / epa )