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menhir
[
men
-hir
]
Origin
men·hir
/
ˈmɛn
hɪr
/
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[
men
-hir
]
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noun
Archaeology
.
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Breton
phrase
men hir,
equivalent to
men
stone +
hir
long
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menhir
(ˈmɛnhɪə)
—
n
a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe
[C19: from Breton
men
stone +
hir
long]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
menhir
1840, "upright monumental stone," lit. "long stone," from Fr., from Breton men "stone" + hir "long" (cf. Welsh maen hir, Cornish medn hir).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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