trilithon

[ trahy-lith-on, trahy-luh-thon ]

noun

1. a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.

trilithon

/ traɪˈlɪθɒn; ˈtraɪlɪθ; ˈtraɪlɪˌθɒn; traɪˈlɪθɪk /

noun

1. a structure consisting of two upright stones with a third placed across the top, such as those of Stonehenge

Derived Forms

• trilithic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trilithon¹

1730–40; < Greek trílithon, neuter of trílithos having three stones. See tri-, -lith

Word History and Origins

Origin of trilithon¹

C18: from Greek; see tri- , -lith

Example Sentences

Before them a standing horseshoe of foreign stones, and in the front of the great Trilithon a flat slab or altar stone.

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The building of the group was continuous and no gap separates the Trilithon from the foreign upright.

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There is a rude circle of menhirs at the site, with a trilithon or dolmen on one side.

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He took the boy across to the trilithon, and made him kneel down.

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He then went a second time to the hollow behind the trilithon, remaining there nearly a quarter of an hour.

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