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.

  1. derived from *-kos
  2. derived from -icus
  3. derived from -ique
  4. inherited from -ik
  5. formed as megalithic — “mega- + -lith + -ic

Definitions

  1. 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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