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- (archaeology) A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.
- A large stone used in such a construction.
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noun
- A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially of prehistoric times.
- 1963, no time has passed since we lived in caves, grappled with fish at the reedy shore, buried our dead with a song, with red-ochre and pulled up our dolmens, temples and menhirs and standing stones to the glory of some indeterminate god or gods " Thomas Pynchon, V.
- 1980, On the coast tree ferns and pandanus palms. Inland termite menhirs seventeen feet high. " Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
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noun
- A period that lasted between 10,000 and 3,000 BC, of or relating to the Middle Stone Age.
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noun
- The minimum number of ten adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
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noun
- A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe.
- An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
- (baseball) Where the pitcher stands to pitch
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