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menhir

[men-hir] / ˈmɛn hɪr /


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In the latest adventure, Obelix -- the menhir delivery man with superhuman strength -- suffers a particularly bad bout of "saudade", and at one point laments: "I'm feeling down while being overjoyed."

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

The magic system has an almost science-fiction element to it, with lots of medical talk about magical maladies and a well-rendered in-line breakdown of how “Outlander”-esque menhir travel works.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

“If the curvy line does represent the ancient course of the Tagus, the menhir may be the oldest realistic map in the world,” he said.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2022

With so much unmonitored traffic at the monument, Mr. Castaño is concerned about the possible damage to the fingerlike menhir at the entrance to the burial vault.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2022

Probably it was the menhir of some chief who died of the disease, or some fancied similarity to the symptoms of the disease was noticed in its shape.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson




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