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cromlechs
[
krom
-lek
]
crom·lech
/
ˈkrɒm
lɛk
/
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[
krom
-lek
]
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noun
Archaeology
.
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.
Compare
chamber tomb
,
dolmen
,
passage grave
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Welsh,
equivalent to
crom
bent, curved, crooked (feminine of
crwm
) +
lech,
combining form of
llech
flat stone
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