"-henge" meaning in English

See -henge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from Stonehenge. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|Stonehenge}} Back-formation from Stonehenge Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -henge, {{en-suffix}} -henge
  1. Used to refer to derivatives of Stonehenge. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--henge-en-suffix-nIxhIUns Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. The alignment of the sun at sunrise or sunset with a street, building, or other manmade structure on a particular day of the year. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--henge-en-suffix-~qOeNZ1l Categories (other): English terms with collocations
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