trilithon

[ trahy-lith-on, trahy-luh-thon ]

/ traɪˈlɪθ ɒn, ˈtraɪ ləˈθɒn /

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noun

a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.

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Also tri·lith

[trahy-lith]. /ˈtraɪ lɪθ/.

Origin of trilithon

1730–40; <Greek trílithon, neuter of trílithos having three stones. See tri-, -lith

Words nearby trilithon

trilemma, trilinear, trilingual, triliteral, triliteralism, trilithon, trill, Trilling, trillion, trillionaire, trillium

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How to use trilithon in a sentence

Before them a standing horseshoe of foreign stones, and in the front of the great Trilithon a flat slab or altar stone.
Stonehenge|Frank Stevens
The building of the group was continuous and no gap separates the Trilithon from the foreign upright.
Stonehenge|Frank Stevens
There is a rude circle of menhirs at the site, with a trilithon or dolmen on one side.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
He took the boy across to the trilithon, and made him kneel down.
A Changed Man and Other Tales|Thomas Hardy

He then went a second time to the hollow behind the trilithon, remaining there nearly a quarter of an hour.
A Changed Man and Other Tales|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for trilithon

trilithon

trilith (ˈtraɪlɪθ)

/ (traɪˈlɪθɒn, ˈtraɪlɪˌθɒn) /

noun

a structure consisting of two upright stones with a third placed across the top, such as those of Stonehenge

Derived forms of trilithon

trilithic (traɪˈlɪθɪk), adjective

Word Origin for trilithon

C18: from Greek; see tri-, -lith

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