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colossal.

Extremely large or on a great scale.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈlɒsəl/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈlɑsəl/General-American, dialectal/kəˈlɒsəl/Canada, dialectal/kəˈlɔsəl/Australia
  1. Extremely large or on a great scale.

    A single puppy can make a colossal mess.
  2. Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós)bor. Latin colossusslbor. French colosse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French colossalder. English colossal From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

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