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dolmen

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"Megalithic tomb"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdəʊ̯l.mən/Part of speech nounSorted delmnoStarts with DEnds with N2 clues
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Definitions

  1. a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

Word origin

Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). An alternative theory states the French term derives instead from Cornish tolmen, from toll (“hole”) + men (“stone”); compare the name of the Cornish standing stones Men an Toll. See also menhir.

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01Megalithic tomb6 letters
02Ancient stone tomb6 letters

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