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trilithon [trahy-lith-on, trahy-luh-thon] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone. Liberaldictionary.com
Also tri·lith [trahy-lith] /ˈtraɪ lɪθ/. Origin of trilithon 1730–40; Greek trílithon, neuter of trílithos having three stones. See tri-, -lith Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for trilithon Historical Examples of trilithon
There is a rude circle of menhirs at the site, with a trilithon or dolmen on one side.
Claude Reignier Conder
He took the boy across to the trilithon, and made him kneel down.
Thomas Hardy
One upright of the great Trilithon (raised and made secure in 1901) is erect.
Frank Stevens
Those next to the great Trilithon on the north-west, fell on January 3rd, 1797.
Frank Stevens
He then went a second time to the hollow behind the trilithon, remaining there nearly a quarter of an hour.
Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for trilithon trilithon trilith (ˈtraɪlɪθ) noun a structure consisting of two upright stones with a third placed across the top, such as those of Stonehenge Derived Formstrilithic (traɪˈlɪθɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for trilithon C18: from Greek; see tri-, -lith Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
