"dolmen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdəʊ̯l.mən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɒl-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔːl-/ [Received-Pronunciation] (note: older), /ˈdoʊ̯l.mən/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈdɑl-/ [Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˈdɔl-/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˈdɒl-/ [Canada] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˈdəʉ̯l.mən/ [General-Australian], /ˈdɔl-/ [General-Australian], /ˈdɐʉ̯l.mən/ [New-Zealand], /ˈdɒl-/ [New-Zealand], /ˈdol.mən/ [Scotland], /ˈdɔl-/ [Scotland], /ˈɖoːl.men/ [India], /ˈɖɔl-/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dolmen.wav Forms: dolmens [plural]
enPR: dōl′mən, dŏl′- Rhymes: -əʊlmən, -ɒlmən Etymology: Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). See also menhir. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|dolmen}} French dolmen, {{der|en|br|taol}} Breton taol Head templates: {{en-noun}} dolmen (plural dolmens)
  1. (historical; strictly) A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow. Wikidata QID: Q101659 Tags: historical Translations (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones): դոլմեն (dolmen) (Armenian), trikuharri (Basque), dolmen (Basque), liac'hven (Breton), liac'h (Breton), taol-vaen (Breton), dolmen [masculine] (Catalan), 石棚 (shípéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 石棚墓 (shípéngmù) (Chinese Mandarin), krommlegh [feminine] (Cornish), dolmen [masculine] (Czech), hunebed [neuter] (Dutch), dolmen [masculine] (French), dolmen [masculine] (Galician), arca [feminine] (Galician), anta [feminine] (Galician), forno [masculine] (Galician), Dolmen [masculine] (German), Hünenbett [neuter] (German), Hünengrab [neuter] (German), Hünenstein [masculine] (German), steindys [feminine] (Icelandic), jötunstóll [masculine] (Icelandic), 支石墓 (shisekibo) (Japanese), 고인돌 (goindol) (Korean), дольмен (dolʹmen) (Mongolian), pouquelaye [Guernsey, Jersey, feminine] (Norman), dolmen [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), dolmen [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), dólmen [masculine] (Portuguese), дольме́н (dolʹmén) [masculine] (Russian), cromleac (Scottish Gaelic), dolmen [masculine] (Spanish), dös [common-gender] (Swedish), stendös [common-gender] (Swedish), dolmen (Turkish), cromlech [feminine] (Welsh)
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  2. (loosely) Any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs. Tags: broadly
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cromlech, portal tomb, quoit Related terms: cairn, menhir

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Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dólmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "dolʹmén",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дольме́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "word": "cromleac"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dolmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dös"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stendös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "word": "dolmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cromlech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dolmen"
}

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