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1. (n.) dolmen
a structure usu. regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
Etymology: (1855–60; < F < Cornish, var. (by lenition) of tolmen hole of stone (taken by French archaeologists to mean cromlech ))
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1. (noun) dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb
a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
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1. (noun) dolmen
a cromlech. See Cromlech
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1. dolmen
a rude structure of prehistoric date, consisting of upright unhewn stones supporting one or more heavy slabs; long regarded as altars of sacrifice, but now believed to be sepulchral monuments; found in great numbers in Bretagne especially.
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