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tri⋅lith⋅on

  [trahy-lith-on, trahy-luh-thon]
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–noun
a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.
Also, tri⋅lith  [trahy-lith] .

Origin:
1730–40; < Gk trílithon, neut. of trílithos having three stones. See tri-, -lith
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tri·lith·on   (trī-lĭth'ŏn, trī'lĭ-thŏn')   
n.  A prehistoric structure consisting of two large stones set upright to support a third on their tops, found especially in Europe.

[Greek, neuter of trilithos, having three stones : tri-, tri- + lithos, stone.]
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