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peristalith

[ puh-ris-tl-ith ]

noun

  1. a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peristalith1

1880–85; < Greek ±è±ð°ùí²õ³Ù²¹ ( tos ) surrounded (verbid of ±è±ð°ù¾±Ã­²õ³Ù²¹²Ô²¹¾± to stand round, equivalent to peri- peri- + sta-, base of ³ó¾±²õ³Ùá²Ô²¹¾± to stand + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -lith
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Peristalith, pe-ris′ta-lith, n. a series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial-mound.

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