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   colossal

   /kəˈlɒsl/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely large or great: "a colossal amount of mail"
   • ▪ (of a statue) at least twice life size.
   • 2. (of an order) having more than one storey of columns.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from colosse, from Latin colossus (see colossus).

   Derivatives

   • 1. colossally adverb

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   What is the difference between huge and colossal?

   • huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. vast usually suggests immensity of extent. gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions. mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

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   What is another word for colossal?

   • Related words to colossal incluse colossality, which is a noun, colossally, which is an adverb, supercolossal, which is a superlative adjective, and supercolossally, which is an adverb. Someone can sue the word colossal to describe any person, place, or thing that is very large. What is the etymology of the word colossal?

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   What is Colossal?

   • Colossal is a lighting solution designed to complement any interior (surface mounted or as a pendant). It is manufactured with a slim powder coated aluminium frame in simple white and has an output of 3,550 lumens and 118lm/W Efficacy.

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   What is a colossal example?

   • Less commonly, colossal describes something as resembling a colossus, which is a very large statue, as in The large man was so colossal that he blocked the entire doorway. Example: Tyrannosaurus rex was a colossal dinosaur that towered over many of the smaller animals. Where does colossal come from?

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   Colossal means extremely large or very great, especially of something bad. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Definitions of colossal. adjective. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe. “ colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”. “has a colossal nerve”. synonyms: prodigious, stupendous. big, large. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

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