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men·hir (men′hir′)

noun

a tall, usually rough, upright megalith, probably erected as a Neolithic monument either alone or as part of a row or circle

Etymology: Fr < Bret men, stone + hir, long

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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