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co·los·sus

(kə-lŏs′əs)

n. pl. co·los·si (-lŏs′ī′) or co·los·sus·es

1. A huge statue.

2. Something likened to a huge statue, as in size or importance: a colossus of bureaucracy.

[Latin, from Greek kolossos.]

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colossus

(kəˈlɒsəs)

n, pl -si (-saɪ) or -suses

something very large, esp a statue

[C14: from Latin, from Greek kolossos]

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co•los•sus

(kəˈlɒs əs)

n., pl. -los•si (-ˈlɒs aɪ)
-los•sus•es.

1. any statue of gigantic size.

2. anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek kolossós statue, image, presumably < a pre-Hellenic Mediterranean language]

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Noun	1.	colossus - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful behemoth, goliath, monster, giant unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
	2.	colossus - a person of exceptional importance and reputation titan, behemoth, giant, heavyweight important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

Translations

kolos

colosse

kolosszus

colosso orco statua gigantesca

колосс гигант

colossus

[kəˈlɒsəs] N (colossi or colossuses (pl)) → coloso m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

colossus

n pl <colossi or -es> (= statue) → Koloss m; (= person also) → Riese m; this colossus of the world of music → dieser Gigant or Titan der Musik

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

colossus

[kəˈlɒsəs] n → colosso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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