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megalithmeg‧a‧lith /ˈmeɡəlɪθ/ noun [countable] megalithOrigin: 1800-1900 Greek megas ‘large’ + lithos ‘stone’ - Hewlett Packard, one of the computer megaliths, is producing a new range of printers.
- A megalith forms a giant sculpture.
- A megalith marks a place of sacred power in the Earth.
- A megalith pins down fluid Earth energy.
- Jerking back from the dais, the Doctor slipped back through the circle of megaliths.
- Not all megaliths align with the sky.
- The megaliths command our attention, inspiring us with awe and curiousity.
- Unveiled in 1986, the megaliths were an instant hit.
- Visiting the megaliths, especially the circles, grounds us in the long and mysterious history of humanity.
► Anthropologyclansman, nounclanswoman, nounculturally, adverbculture, noundemography, noun-ese, suffixethnic, adjectiveethnography, nounethnology, nounfirst generation, nounintermarry, verbinterracial, adjectivekinship, nounmegalith, nounnative, adjectiveneanderthal, nounNeanderthal man, nounNeolithic, adjectivenomad, nounorientalist, nounpeace pipe, nounprimitive, adjectiveprimordial, adjectivepygmy, nounracial, adjectivesavage, adjectivesavage, nounsettlement, nounsettler, nountaboo, adjectivetotem, nountotem pole, nountribal, adjectivetribalism, nountribe, nountribesman, nountribeswoman, nountroglodyte, nounwampum, nounwar dance, nounwar paint, nounwhite, adjective a large tall stone put in an open place by people in ancient times, possibly as a religious sign—megalithic /ˌmeɡəˈlɪθɪk◂/ adjective |