colossus
noun [C] /kəˈlɒs.əs/
/-ˈlɑː.səs/ (plural colossi /-aɪ/ or colossuses)Definition
› a person or thing of great size, influence, or ability: She has been described as the creative colossus of the literary world.Important people and describing important peopleFamous peopleWealthy people › a very large statue (= large artistic object) or building: the Colossus of RhodesGravestones and monuments
(Definition of colossus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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