stonehenge

Stone·henge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn-henj]
- /ˈstoʊn hɛndʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn-henj]
- /ˈstoʊn hɛndʒ/

Definitions of stonehenge word

noun stonehenge a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, consisting of a large circle of megaliths surrounding a smaller circle and four massive trilithons; dating to late Neolithic and early Bronze Age times (c1700–1200 b.c.) and believed to have been connected with a sun cult or used for astronomical observations. 1
noun stonehenge 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 0
noun stonehenge a circular arrangement of prehistoric megaliths on Salisbury Plain, England, probably set up in the Neolithic period 0

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stonehenge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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