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cromlech

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Synonyms: cromlechs, crombec, comtech, cromley, crombecs

Antonyms: cromlechs, crombec, comtech, cromley, crombecs

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|stone circle}}{{synonym of|en|stone circle|t=a [[prehistoric]] [[monument#Noun|monument]] [[consist]]ing of [[standing stone]]s [[arrange#Verb|arranged]] in a [[circle#Noun|circle]]}}, especially one [[locate]]d in [[Brittany]], [[France]].
  2. {{senseid|en|dolmen}}{{lb|en|UK|chiefly|Wales}} {{synonym of|en|altar tomb|nocap=1}} ''or'' {{l|en|'''dolmen'''|t=a prehistoric [[megalithic]] [[tomb#Noun|tomb]] consisting of a (somewhat) [[flat#Adjective|flat]] [[capstone]] [[lie#Verb|lying]] [[horizontally]] on [[two#Numeral|two]] or more [[upright#Adjective|upright]] [[stone#Noun|stones]]}}, especially one [[locate]]d in [[Wales]], but also in [[England]] (chiefly [[Cornwall]] and [[Devon]]) or [[Ireland]].

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