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sarsens

sarsens is the plural of sarsen.

Meaning of sarsen

Noun

sarsen (plural sarsens)

  1. Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England.
    • The stones, called sarsens, came from the nearby Marlborough Downs, and all are naturally shaped.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 42, concerning Avebury

Questions about sarsens

What is sarsens the plural of?
Sarsens is the plural of sarsen.

Words near sarsens in the dictionary

  1. sarsed
  2. Sarsee
  3. sarsen
  4. sarsenet
  5. sarsenets
  6. sarsens
  7. sarses
  8. Sarsfield
  9. Sarsfields
  10. Sarsi
  11. Sarsian

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