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Meaning of "megalith" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGALITH

megalith  [ˈmɛɡəlɪθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGALITH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Megalith is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEGALITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

megalith

Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. The word "megalithic" describes structures made of such large stones, utilizing an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement, as well as representing periods of prehistory characterised by such constructions. For later periods the term monolith, with an overlapping meaning, is more likely to be used. The word "megalith" comes from the Ancient Greek "μέγας" meaning "great" and "λίθος" meaning "stone." Megalith also denotes an item consisting of rock hewn in definite shapes for special purposes. It has been used to describe buildings built by people from many parts of the world living in many different periods. A variety of large stones are seen as megaliths, with the most widely known megaliths not being sepulchral. The construction of these structures took place mainly in the Neolithic and continued into the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGALITH


acrolith
ˈækrəlɪθ
batholith
ˈbæθəlɪθ
coccolith
ˈkɒkəlɪθ
coprolith
ˈkɒprəlɪθ
cystolith
ˈsɪstəlɪθ
gastrolith
ˈɡæstrəlɪθ
laccolith
ˈlækəlɪθ
lopolith
ˈlɒpəlɪθ
monolith
ˈmɒnəlɪθ
phytolith
ˈfaɪtəlɪθ
regolith
ˈrɛɡəlɪθ
rhabdolith
ˈræbdəlɪθ
xenolith
ˈzɛnəlɪθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGALITH

megakaryocytic
megalithic
megalithic tomb
megalitre
megaloblast
megaloblastic
megaloblastic anaemia
megalocardia
megalocephalic
megalocephalous
megalocephaly
megalodon
megalomania
megalomaniac
megalomaniacal
megalopic
megalopolis
megalopolitan
megalops
megalosaur

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGALITH

aerolith
cholelith
cyclolith
enterolith
eolith
granolith
microlith
neolith
oolith
otolith
palaeolith
paleolith
peristalith
rhinolith
sialolith
statolith
tallith
trilith
urolith
zoolith

Synonyms and antonyms of megalith in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «megalith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGALITH

Find out the translation of megalith to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of megalith from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «megalith» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

megalito
570 millions of speakers

English

megalith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़ा पत्थर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغليث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мегалит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megalith
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্মৃতিস্তম্ভরূপে নির্মিত প্রাগৈতিহাসিক বৃহৎকালের প্রস্তর বা তাহার অংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mégalithe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Megalith
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

megalith
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巨石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Megalith
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cự thạch bi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சின்னம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगॅलिथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taş anıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

megalito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

megalit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мегалот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

megalit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

megalith
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mega
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

megalith
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

megalith
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of megalith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALITH»

The term «megalith» is regularly used and occupies the 105.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALITH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about megalith

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGALITH»

Discover the use of megalith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to megalith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Graphical markers and megalith builders in the international ...
This volume gathers together the research effort of the teams that over the past 25 years have developed archaeological interventions in the central area of the International Tagus.
Primitiva Bueno Ramírez, Rosa María Barroso Bermejo, Rodrigo Balbín Behrmann, 2008
2
The Stones and the Stars: Building Scotland's Newest Megalith
The work was documented in detail by artist and photographer Gavin Roberts, and the book contains a large selection of illustrations that bring the project vividly to life.
Duncan Lunan, 2012
3
Megalith: The Black Builders of Stonehenge
The fact remains, that Blacks have played a very important role in the early history, traditions, religion and so on, of early Britain and elsewhere than is generally known and acknowledged. This is a must-read book.
Aylmer Von Fleischer, 2010
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Programming the Perl DBI: Database Programming with Perl
$megalith->{mapref}\n" . $megalith->{location}\n\n"; " mapref = " location = ### Store the values to a string my $storedValues = freeze( $megalith ); ### Reset the variables to rubbish values $megalith = { 'name' => 'Flibble Flabble', 'mapref' ...
Tim Bunce, Alligator Descartes, 2000
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Stars, Stones and Scholars: The Decipherment of the ...
Megalith 21mm lho Southwest Megalith 3 Megalith 4 Megalith 5 The back side of Megaliths 2 through 5 (viz. Megaliths 2 through 4 if one marks the last megalith as 4a and 4b) mark stars opposite in the heavens from those shown on the front ...
Andis Kaulins, 2003
6
Imhotep the African: Architect of the Cosmos
345 Wendorf and Schild, Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara. 346 See Fred Wendorf and J. M. Malville, “The Megalith Alignments,” in Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara, Vol. I, pp. 489—502 and J. M. Malville, F. Wendorf, ...
Robert Bauval, Thomas Brophy, 2013
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An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology
17] , viz. cairn circle — type C (Megaliths 4 and 5), dolmenoid cist — type D 2 ( Megalith 3); and dolmenoid cist with flush capstone — type D 3 (Megaliths 1 and 2). Excavations revealed that Megaliths 1, 2 and 3 belonged to more or less the ...
Amalananda Ghosh
8
Atlantic Europe in the First Millennium BC: Crossing the Divide
1999 LA VENTA 2820 :1: 50 1020-910 Megalith Nocete Calvo et al. 2005 LA ENCANTADA (CSIC-249)* 2830 :1: 60 1010-890 Megalith/Tholos Alonso Mathias et al. 1978 R. DO C. DO MEIO (GrA-13502) 2830 :1: 40 1010-900 Megalith/Tholos ...
Tom Moore, Thomas Hugh Moore, X. L. Armada, 2011
9
The Swallow and the Hummingbird
'You should be grateful you didn't waste your time, Madeleine,' said Mrs Megalith, sitting back regally in her chair. 'You should put it up like mine, Rita, that way you wouldn't have to doit at all.' 'Well, Rita?' persisted her mother. 'Do tell us from ...
Santa Montefiore, 2014
10
The Megalith Union (Celtic Mythos, #2)
***The fate of mankind teeters on the edge of the megalith union.*** Just as life was returning to normal for Brendan as a college freshman, the hands of fate intervene and adventure besets him again in the second installment of the best ...
Brad a. Lamar, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGALITH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term megalith is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sigourney Weaver has no love for Alien vs. Predator movies: 'They …
... the doomed Nostromo spacecraft in 1979's Alien, or perhaps as chain-smoking scientist Grace Augustine in 2009 box office megalith Avatar. «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
2
A lament for modern publishing
Like any of the giant conglomerates, the publishing megalith is maintained by low-wage drudgery; in this case it is writers who toil for ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Every stitch has a story
Surrounded by stone circles of the megalith burial sites on hilltops, about 2,000 Todas live in 69 hamlets. The hamlets consist only of six to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
CEO touts megalith across H-1, acknowledges harm to business

After roughly half a year of highly visible work, rail's elevated guideway now almost fully traverses the H-1 freeway, and rail officials say that ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»

5
“Siege mentality” grips underfire NNPC
... to the “dynamic” organisation he joined in 1979, when its Lagos office held a fraction of the 2,000 people who work in today's Abuja megalith. «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
6
Israeli investors pay record price for Park Slope multifamily property
Hess and Cohen represented the sellers, RedSky Capital and Megalith Capital Management, as well as the buyer. “I think that ultimately ... «Real Estate Weekly, Jul 15»
7
NYC's Evolution Inspires its Residence of the Future
One of those panelists will be Megalith Capital founder and CEO Sam Sidhu. Recent news like Boston Properties and Rudin Management's ... «Bisnow, Jul 15»
8
The Matterhorn Murder Mystery Lives On After 150 Years
... the first triumphant ascent to the summit of the Matterhorn, that legendary bent megalith that towers above the border of Italy and Switzerland. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
9
Standing tall, watching centuries go by
The suggestion that the megalith structures could be grave markers is reinforced by professor K A Kennedy who teaches at the department of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Chris Selley: A (partial) defence of the Mother Canada monument
This “Dollywood-level grotesquerie,” this “kitsch glorification of war,” this “brutal megalith” reflective of a “bigger-is-better approach to art (that) is ... «National Post, Jul 15»

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