Meaning menhir
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menhir"upright monumental stone," 1834, literally "long stone," from French menhir (19c.), from Breton men "stone" + hir "long," from PIE *se-ro-, from root *se- &quo [..]
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menhir(n) a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France
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menhirBreton/Cornish word for single standing stone, but sometimes used loosely for other megalithic monuments. 'Men' means 'stone' and 'hir' means 'tall' or 'upright'
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menhir(archaeological term of Breton origin) orthostat, boulder, standing stone, massebah MIDBAR
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