dolmen
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen[1]). See also menhir.
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dolmen (plural dolmens)
Not to be confused with dolman.
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