megalithnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmeɡ.ə.lɪθ/us/ˈmeɡ.ə.lɪθ/a large stone, sometimes forming part of a group or circle, thought to have been important to people in the Stone Age for social or religious reasons
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megalithic
adjective uk/ˌmeɡ.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/us/ˌmeɡ.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
megalithic monuments
megalithic times (= the period when megaliths were important)