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    MEGALITHIC STRUCTURE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    megalith; megalithic structure

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("megalithic structure" is a kind of...):

    memorial; monument (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)

    Domain region:

    Europe (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)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "megalithic structure"):

    cromlech; dolmen; portal tomb (a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone)

    menhir; standing stone (a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France)

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