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henge

 (hĕnj)
n.
A Neolithic or Bronze Age structure found in the British Isles, consisting of a large circular earthwork often enclosing an arrangement of standing stones, wooden posts, mounds, or burial pits.

[Back-formation from Stonehenge.]
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henge

(hɛndʒ)
n
(Archaeology) a circular area, often containing a circle of stones or sometimes wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages
[back formation from Stonehenge]
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henge

A circle of standing stones or wooden posts, often surrounding a burial chamber, dating from the Paleolithic Age or the Bronze Age.
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