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Stonehenge

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Noun

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an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes

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Stonehenge

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noun
a prehistoric ruin in S England, in Wiltshire on Salisbury Plain: constructed over the period of roughly 3000–1600 bc; one of the most important megalithic monuments in Europe; believed to have had religious and astronomical purposes

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Stonehenge

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noun
a circular arrangement of prehistoric megaliths on Salisbury Plain, England, probably set up in the Neolithic period

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Stonehenge

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A group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in southern England. Dating to c. 2200-1800 BC, the megaliths are enclosed by a circular ditch and embankment that may date to c. 3000. The arrangement of the stones suggests that Stonehenge was used as a religious center and also as an astronomical observatory.

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