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dolmen

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Main Entry:
dol·men 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈdōl-mən, ˈdl-, ˈdäl-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen, from tol hole + men stone
Date:
1859
: a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb


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