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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France [syn: menhir, standing stone]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from Breton, from men stone + hir long Date: 1840 a single upright rough monolith usually of prehistoric origin

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Archaeol. a tall upright usu. prehistoric monumental stone. Etymology: Breton men stone + hir long

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Menhir Men"hir, n. [F. Armor. men stone + hir high.] A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.