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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•o•lith /ˈmɑnəlɪθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a column, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- something having a large, unchanging quality or character:the monolith of the bureaucracy.
mon•o•lith•ic, adj. See -lith. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•o•lith (mon′ə lith),USA pronunciation n. - an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- a single block or piece of stone of considerable size, esp. when used in architecture or sculpture.
- something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or character.
- Greek monólithos made of one stone. See mono-, -lith
- Latin monolithus
- 1820–30
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