megalith

noun

mega·​lith ˈme-gə-ˌlith How to pronounce megalith (audio)
Synonyms of megalithnext
: a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
megalithic
ˌme-gə-ˈli-thik How to pronounce megalith (audio)
adjective

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Scattered among the heaping red rock hills of the Pilbara lies the world’s densest collection of petroglyphs and megaliths. — Michelle Tchea, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 In contrast to the rectilinear blocks at Stonehenge, the Stenness megaliths are thin slabs with angled upper edges, like upside-down guillotine blades. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for megalith

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megalith was in 1853

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