megalithic
adj/ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/US
Etymology
PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.
Definitions
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they…
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
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