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colossal
English
Etymology
From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (kolossós, “giant statue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l?s?l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Adjective
colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)
- Extremely large or on a great scale.
- Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.
Synonyms
- (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Related terms
- colosseum
- colossus
Translations
Anagrams
- alcosols
French
Etymology
Formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (kolossós) (originally used by Herodotus in reference to statues in ancient Egyptian temples).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.l?.sal/
Adjective
colossal (feminine singular colossale, masculine plural colossaux, feminine plural colossales)
- colossal, huge
Derived terms
- calmar colossal
Further reading
- “colossal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology
From colosso +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?ko.lo.?saw/
Adjective
colossal m or f (plural colossais, comparable)
- colossal (extremely large)
- Synonyms: gigante, enorme
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pharaonic
English
Alternative forms
- Pharaonic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /?f???e???n?k/
Adjective
pharaonic (comparative more pharaonic, superlative most pharaonic)
- Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- Impressively large or luxurious.
- Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
- Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.
Derived terms
- pharaonically
Translations
Anagrams
- anaphoric, parochian
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