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dol·men  (dlmn, dl-)

n.

See portal tomb.

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[French, from Breton *taolvean : *taol, alteration (influenced by taol, table) of tol, key + men, stone; see menhir.]

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dolmen [ˈdɒlmɛn]

n

1. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in British archaeology) a Neolithic stone formation, consisting of a horizontal stone supported by several vertical stones, and thought to be a tomb

2. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in French archaeology) any megalithic tomb

[from French, probably from Old Breton tol table, from Latin tabula board + Breton mēn stone, of Celtic origin; see table]

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dolmen

a construction consisting of two or more upright stones with a third on top, regarded by archaeologists as an ancient tomb or monument.

See also: Stones

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dolmen - a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone cromlech, portal tomb megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)

Translations

dolmen [ˈdɒlmɛn] n → dolmen m inv

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dolmen [ˈdɒlmɛn] n → dolmen m inv