monolith

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈmɒ.nə.lɪθ/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈmɑ.nə.lɪθ/
  • Schoolbook Phonetics: (mäʹnu̇lĭthʺ) (US)
  • Last Resort Phonetics: MAH-nuh-lith (US)

[edit] Etymology

From French monolithe, from Latin monolithus "consisting of a single stone", from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος monolithos, from μόνος monos "single, alone" + λίθος lithos "stone".

[edit] Noun

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  1. A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
  2. Anything massive, uniform and unmovable.
  3. (chemistry) in chromatography, a continuous stationary-phase cast as a homogeneous column in a single piece

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