megalith

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English

WOTD – 22 October 2023

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s
Megaliths (sense 1.1) of Avebury in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) +‎ -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith.

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Noun

megalith (plural megaliths)

  1. (archaeology)
    2. A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
    3. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
  2. (by extension) A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.

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  1. ^ “megalith, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “megalith, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.

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