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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Breton
Origin: tolmen, from tol 'table' + men 'stone'

dolmen

 noun
     
Related topics: Architecture, History
dol‧men [countable] technical
SHAA two or more large upright stones supporting a large flat piece of stone, built in ancient times
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