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Topic: ANTHROPOLOGY

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: megas 'large' + lithos 'stone'

megalith

 noun
     
meg‧a‧lith [countable]
SARR a large tall stone put in an open place by people in ancient times, possibly as a religious sign
—megalithic adjective
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