Meaning

3 senses
  1. A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.

    Megalith

    мегалі́тmehalít

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

  2. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.

    Megalith, Megalithbau, Megalithbauwerk

    мегали́тmegalít

    мегалі́тmehalít

  3. (broadly)A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument:
Русский
By meaning 1
prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument:
prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones:

Forms

plural: megaliths
Singularmegalith
Pluralmegaliths

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe):megalithic structure

Word family

7 related words

See also

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