colossal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossos), “‘giant statue’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kə'lɒsəl/
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[edit] Adjective

colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)

1. Extremely large or on a great scale.

   A single puppy can make a colossal mess.

[edit] Synonyms

• (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• colosseum
• colossus

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Formed from Latin colossus, from Greek κολοσσος (originally used by Herodotus in reference to statues in ancient Egyptian temples).

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• IPA: /kɔlɔsal/

[edit] Adjective

colossal m. (f. colossale, m. plural colossaux, f. plural colossales)

1. colossal, huge