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monolithic

The definition of monolithic is something that is literally or figuratively very large or massive, or something made of a single large block of stone.

(adjective)

A huge corporation with 10,000 employees and locations throughout the U.S. and the world is an example of a corporation that would be described as monolithic.
A sculpture made out of a single large block of marble is an example of something that would be described as monolithic.

See monolithic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Constituting a monolith: a monolithic sculpture.
Massive, solid, and uniform: the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture.
Constituting or acting as a single, often rigid, uniform whole: a monolithic worldwide movement.

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