menhir

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M0217000 (mĕn′hîr′)n. See standing stone.

[French, from Breton : men, stone (from Middle Breton) + hir, long (from Middle Breton).]

menhir

(ˈmɛnhɪə) n (Archaeology) a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe[C19: from Breton men stone + hir long]

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(ˈmɛn hɪr)

n. an upright monumental stone found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany. [1830–40; < Breton men hir literally, long stone]

menhir

an upright, monumental stone, as a cromlech, standing by itself or in a group or circle with others.See also: Stones

menhir

A prehistoric monument consisting of a single large standing stone, found especially in the British Isles and northern France.

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Noun

menhir - a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern Francestanding stonemegalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)

Translations

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menhir

(mĕn`hēr') [Breton,=long stone], in archaeology, name given to the single standing stones of Western Europe, and by extension to those of other lands. Their size varies and their shape is rough and squared, tapering toward the top. See megalithic monumentsmegalithic monument
[Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of prehistoric antiquity.
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Menhir

the simplest type of megalithic structure, consisting of a single block of upright stone sunk into the ground. Menhirs measure 4-5 m high and more; the highest one is in France, and it stands 20 m high and weighs about 300 tons. Menhirs some-times form long avenues (as in Karnak) or are sometimes ar-ranged in a circle (cromlechs). Apparently, they had a religious significance. Most of the menhirs are in northwestern Europe, but some have been found in Asia and Africa. They are common in the USSR in certain parts of Siberia and the Caucasus.

REFERENCE

Schuchhardt, C. Alteuropa, 4th ed. Berlin, 1941.

menhir

A prehistoric monument consisting of a single large standing stone, sometimes rudely sculptured.

menhir

a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe

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noun a tall upright megalith

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