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† coˈlossian, a. Obs.
[f. L. coloss-us + -ian: cf. Colossian = of Colossæ.]
= colossal.
1626Shirley Maid's Rev. i. ii, Wherefore has nature given me..these colossian supporters? 1682Wheler Journ. Greece vi. 447 A Colossian Statue of White Marble. 1794M. Wollstonecraft Hist. & Mor. View 7 The spirit of inquiry, which, with colossian strides, seems to be hastening the overthrow of oppressive tyranny. |