Colossus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəˈlɑːsəs|
Brit.
|kəˈlɒsəs|
noun
- someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful (syn: behemoth, giant, goliath, monster)
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation (syn: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan)
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation (syn: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan)
Extra examples
The building is a colossus of steel and glass.
...Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art....
Colossus of Rhodos
...the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers...
A statue called the Colossus of Rhodes, is said to have bestridden the mouth of the harbour.
Word forms
noun
singular: colossus
plural: colossi
singular: colossus
plural: colossi
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