Meaning & use
Menhir
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A tall upright stone, typically standing alone, erected in prehistoric times as a monument or marker.
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The lone menhir stood in the field, weathered by thousands of years of wind and rain.
Archaeologists mapped a row of menhirs stretching across the Breton countryside.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Breton 'men' (stone) and 'hir' (long); Stonehenge's individual upright stones are a famous example.
Words with a similar meaning
standing stonemonolith
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