Definition of megalith
: a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
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Over the next few thousand years megaliths were built across Europe and North Africa as well as southwest Asia.
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The temple consists of an array of chambers and some 200 standing stones, or megaliths — the first of their kind.
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Like other megalith structures in Malta, the Hypogeum fell out of use by 2,500 BCE.
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His buildings rise from the earth like twisted post-post-modern megaliths.
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By contrast, Stoiber has taken an economy that was dominated by agriculture and a few megaliths like Siemens and BMW, and turned it into a home for vanguard startups in every sphere.
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1853
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: a very large stone used in ancient cultures as a monument or part of a building
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