megalith

Syllables: meg·a·lith/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/US/ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ/

megalith noun: a large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.

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Noun

megalith (plural megaliths)

A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
(broadly) A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.

megalith meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

megalith in Hindi

large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument: महापाषाण mahāpāṣāṇ

megalith in Marathi

large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument: महापाषाण mahāpāṣāṇ

megalith in Bengali

large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument: মেগালিথ megalith

More languagesFewer languages

megalith in Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಕಲ್ಲು
megalith in Sinhala: මහාශිලා mahāśilā
megalith in Arabic: جندل
megalith in Malay: megalit
megalith in Indonesian: megalit
megalith in Vietnamese: cự thạch

Forms of megalith

plural	megaliths

Origin of megalith

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

Words formed from megalith

Questions about megalith

What does megalith mean?: Megalith means a large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
What is megalith in Hindi?: Megalith in Hindi is महापाषाण (mahāpāṣāṇ). See Megalith meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is megalith?: Megalith is a noun.
How do you pronounce megalith?: Megalith is pronounced /ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/ (UK).
What is the plural of megalith?: The plural of megalith is megaliths.

Words near megalith in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: megalith (page history and authors); megalith (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); megalith (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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