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单词 cromlech
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
crom•lech  (kromlek),USA pronunciation n. [Archaeol.]
  1. Archaeology(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb. Cf. chamber tomb, dolmen, passage grave.
  • Welsh, equivalent. to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cromlech /ˈkrɒmlɛk/ n
  1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones
  2. (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
Etymology: 17th Century: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone
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