What is another word for cromlech?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈɒmlɛt͡ʃ] (IPA)

Cromlech is a word that is unfamiliar to many people. It is used to describe a prehistoric monument made up of large upright stones, typically arranged in a circle. If you're looking for synonyms for cromlech, you could try using the term "stone circle", which is a more commonly understood phrase. Other possibilities include "standing stones", "megalith", and "henge". Each of these words describes a similar type of monument from the Neolithic era, although they may have slightly different connotations depending on the specific context in which they are used. By using synonyms for cromlech, you can help ensure that your writing is clear and easily understood by readers.

Synonyms for Cromlech:

What are the hypernyms for Cromlech?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Cromlech?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for cromlech (as nouns)

    • artifact
      megalith, megalithic structure.

Usage examples for Cromlech

She was born and has lived all her life within sight of the famous Pentre Evan cromlech, in the home of her ancestors, which is so ancient that after six centuries of its known existence further record of it is lost.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
The one region where I found a real Celtic atmosphere-and it is a region where everybody speaks Welsh-is a mountainous country rarely visited by travellers, save archaeologists, a few miles from Newport; and its centre is the Pentre Evan cromlech, the finest cromlech in Wales if not in Britain.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
By way of Madron we should pass the Lanyon Quoit or cromlech, a great slab of rock 18 feet long, supported on three other slabs which are just a little too low to allow a man to stand upright beneath it.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton

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