cromlech
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cromlech
- /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/ UK
- /-lək/ UK
- /-ləx/ UK
- /-lɛx/ UK
- /ˈkɹɑmˌlɛk/ US
- /ˈkɹɒmːlɛx/ Wales
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Welsh cromlech, from crom, the feminine singular form of crwm (“bent, bowed, curved”).
Sense 1 (“stone circle”) is from Breton cromlec'h, krommlec'h probably from Welsh cromlech: see above.
noun cromlechs
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Synonym of stone circle (“a prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle”), especially one located in Brittany, France.
Similar: stone circle
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synonym of altar tomb or dolmen (“a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a (somewhat) flat capstone lying horizontally on two or more upright stones”), especially one located in Wales, but also in England (chiefly Cornwall and Devon) or Ireland.
The korreds are supposed to live in the cromlechs, of which they are believed to have been the builders. They dance around them at night, and betide the unhappy peasant who joins them in their roundels.
Similar: altar tomb or dolmen
Similar: bowing stone
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noun
Similar: bowing stone
Translations
Talk about this word "cromlech." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cromlech. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cromlech. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cromlech "cromlech." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cromlech.Cite this
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title = {cromlech},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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