Definition of cromlech Cromlech
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What does cromlech mean?
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| cromlech - a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone | ||
| dolmen, portal tomb | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cromlech (n.)
A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.
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cromlech
A prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cromlech
krom′lek, n. a term applied in Brittany to a group of standing stones, a stone circle: formerly applied to a dolmen, with which it is still sometimes confounded in England (see Dolmen). [W. cromlech—crom, curved, circular, and llech, a stone.]
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🔤- cromlech, noun, singular of cromlechs.
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