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Word: Cromlech
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm ‘arched’ + llech ‘flat stone’; cromlech (sense 2 of the noun) is via French from Breton krommlec'h
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkrɒmlɛk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in Wales) a megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones; a dolmen.
Short Definition:(in Wales) megalithic tomb consisting of large flat stone laid on upright ones
Definition:
(in Brittany) a circle of standing stones.
Short Definition:circle of standing stones
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