monolithaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnəˈlɪθl/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈlɪθ(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monolithus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin monolithus (see monolith adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier monolithic adj., and slightly later monolith adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·nŏliþăl) /ˈmɒnəlɪθəl/.

Now rare.

= monolithic adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > made of stone > of single stone

monolithic1825

monolithal1830

monolith1832

1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Monolithal, Monolithic, consisting of one stone.

1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 215 The principal Egyptian buildings were the pyramids, obelisks, labyrinths, monolithal chambers, sphinxes, and temples.

1862 E. Falkener Ephesus ii. iv. 239 From this circumstance we are able to affirm that the columns of the seventh Temple [of Diana] were monolithal.

2002 www.eldritchdark.com 4 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) There was no mistaking the nature of the monolithal boulders—they were headstones and funeral monuments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monolithal
释义	monolithaladj. Brit. /ˌmɒnəˈlɪθl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈlɪθ(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monolithus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin monolithus (see monolith adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier monolithic adj., and slightly later monolith adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·nŏliþăl) /ˈmɒnəlɪθəl/. Now rare. = monolithic adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > made of stone > of single stone monolithic1825 monolithal1830 monolith1832 1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Monolithal, Monolithic, consisting of one stone. 1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 215 The principal Egyptian buildings were the pyramids, obelisks, labyrinths, monolithal chambers, sphinxes, and temples. 1862 E. Falkener Ephesus ii. iv. 239 From this circumstance we are able to affirm that the columns of the seventh Temple [of Diana] were monolithal. 2002 www.eldritchdark.com 4 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) There was no mistaking the nature of the monolithal boulders—they were headstones and funeral monuments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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