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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cromlech n : a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone [syn: {dolmen}]
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