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Colossus

Colossus Meaning & Definition
Colossus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Colossus?

[n] a person of exceptional importance and reputation
[n] someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Synonyms | Synonyms for Colossus: behemoth | giant | goliath | heavyweight | monster | titan

Related Terms | Find terms related to Colossus: amazon | Antaeus | antenna tower | Atlas | barbican | belfry | bell tower | Briareus | Brobdingnagian | bully | bullyboy | campanile | Charles Atlas | column | cupola | Cyclops | derrick | dome | fire tower | giant | Goliath | gorilla | Hercules | lantern | lighthouse | martello | martello tower | mast | minaret | monument | muscle man | obelisk | observation tower | pagoda | pilaster | pillar | pinnacle | pole | Polyphemus | powerhouse | pylon | pyramid | Samson | shaft | skyscraper | spire | stalwart | standpipe | steeple | strong man | strong-arm man | stupa | Superman | Tarzan | television mast | the mighty | the strong | Titan | tope | tough | tough guy | tour | tower | tower of strength | turret | water tower | windmill tower

See Also | anomaly | important person | influential person | personage | unusual person

Colossus In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.

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