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Colossus

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Noun

1. behemoth, colossus, giant, goliath, monster

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

2. behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan

a person of exceptional importance and reputation

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Colossus

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noun plural -si (-saɪ) or -suses

something very large, esp a statue

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nounWord forms: plural coˈlosˌsi (kəˈlɑsˌaɪ ; kəläsˈīˌ) or coˈlossuses

1.

a gigantic statue

2. [C-]

the gigantic statue of Apollo set at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes c. 280 b.c. and included among the Seven Wonders of the World

3.

any huge or important person or thing

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Colossus

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n. pl. co·los·si (-lŏsī′) or co·los·sus·es

1. A huge statue.

2. Something likened to a huge statue, as in size or importance: a colossus of bureaucracy.

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