Monolith Definition
mŏnə-lĭth
monoliths
noun
A single large block or piece of stone, as in architecture or sculpture.
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Something made of a single block of stone, as an obelisk.
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Something like a monolith in size, uniformity, etc.
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monolithsOrigin of Monolith
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From French monolithe, from Latin monolithus "consisting of a single stone", from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος monolithos, from μόνος monos "single, alone" + λίθος lithos "stone".
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French monolithe from Greek monolithos consisting of a single stone mono- mono- lithos stone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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