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"tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "liac'hven" }, { "code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "liac'h" }, { "code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "taol-vaen" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "shípéng", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "石棚" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "shípéngmù", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "石棚墓" }, { "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "krommlegh" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "masculine" 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"de", "lang": "German", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Dolmen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Hünenbett" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Hünengrab" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Hünenstein" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shisekibo", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "支石墓" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "goindol", "sense": "tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones", "word": "고인돌" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "tomb 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