colossus

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Synonyms: molossus, colossos, colossal, colosseum, colonus, clyssus, colorous, glossus, colobus, colossae, cnossus

Antonyms: molossus, colossos, colossal, colosseum, colonus, clyssus, colorous, glossus, colobus, colossae, cnossus

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Noun

1. A [[statue]] of [[gigantic]] size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the {{w|Colossus of Nero}} in Rome and the [[Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any [[creature]] or [[thing]] of gigantic size.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} Somebody or something very greatly [[admire]]d and [[respect]]ed.

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