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"Monolith" (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world to c/photography@lemmy.world
 

a large stone formation in the Jemez forest, New Mexico. Taken with a Sony Alpha A7III, FE 4/16-35.

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[–] cizra@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Putting the "lith" back into "monolith".

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? What does 'lith' mean?

[–] cizra@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

"Monolith" comes from Greek, "one stone".

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monolith Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).