Colossus Definition

kə-lŏsəs
colossi, colossuses
noun
colossi, colossuses
A gigantic statue.
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The gigantic statue of Apollo set at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes c. 280 b.c. and included among the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Any huge or important person or thing.
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Other Word Forms of Colossus

Noun

Singular:
colossus
Plural:
colossi, colossuses

Origin of Colossus

  • From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossos, “large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek kolossos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Colossus Sentence Examples

  • The Ramesseum contains the remains of a stupendous seated colossus, in black granite, of its builder Rameses II., thrown on its face.

  • Yet the stone has not fallen from the summit of the holy hill, and the Colossus of the German Empire has not crumbled into dust, which is more than can be said for the pope's inspirations, which led him to expect the sudden withdrawal of the Italians from Rome, and a solution of the Roman question in the sense inspired by his visionary policy.

  • Convinced that the onward march of the Colossus could not be permanently arrested by mere diplomatic conventions, the cabinet of Tokio suddenly broke off diplomatic relations and commenced hostilities (February 8, 1 9 04).

  • The notion that the colossus once stood astride over the entrance to the harbour is a medieval fiction.

  • The Fruit of the Dead Each time you beat a colossus, your strength meter will increase.

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SUSSUS

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