Menhir Definition

menhir
noun
A tall, usually rough, upright megalith, probably erected as a Neolithic monument either alone or as part of a row or circle.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
menhir
Plural:
menhirs

Origin of Menhir

  • From Breton maen-hir, from maen (“stone") + hir (“tall") (= Welsh maen hir, Cornish mênhere).

    From Wiktionary

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