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colossus colossus /kəˈlɒs.əs/ aep /-ˈlɑː.səs/ noun [C] (PLURAL colossi /-aɪ/ or colossuses)
1 F0 a person or thing of great size, influence, or ability: » She has been described as the creative colossus of the literary world.Thesaurus+: ↑Important people and describing important people , ↑Famous people , ↑Wealthy people2 F0 a very large statue (= large artistic object) or building: » the Colossus of RhodesThesaurus+: ↑Gravestones and monuments |