"standing stone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: standing stones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} standing stone (plural standing stones)
  1. A prehistoric monument consisting of an upright megalith; often in groups Wikipedia link: standing stone Synonyms: menhir Translations (prehistoric monument): pierre levée [feminine] (French), pierre dressée [feminine] (French), lapa (Galician), pedrafita [feminine] (Galician), padrón [masculine] (Galician), gallán [masculine] (Irish), cloch seasaimh [feminine] (Irish), longue pièrre [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), tursa [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-standing_stone-en-noun-1lPVNfbh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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