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megalith
noun
[ ˈmɛɡəlɪθ ]
• a large stone that forms a prehistoric monument (e.g. a standing stone) or part of one (e.g. a stone circle).
• "a smaller circle of some forty ancient megaliths"
Origin:
mid 19th century: back-formation from megalithic.