Speakur

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megalithic

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
meg-a-lith-ic
IPA
/ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/
  • British English: /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/

Derived Forms

premegalithic

Rhymes With

mythic monolithic neolithic lithic

Questions

How do you pronounce megalithic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/.
What does megalithic mean?
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
Where does megalithic come from?
PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.

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