(monolith)

  • 61monolith — mo|no|lith <aus gr. monólithos »aus (nur) einem Stein«> svw. ↑monolithisch; vgl. ↑...isch/ …

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  • 62Monolith — Mo|no|lith [auch ... lit] der; Gen. s od. en, Plur. e[n]: 1. Säule, Denkmal aus einem einzigen Steinblock. 2. festgefügter Machtblock; Staatenblock …

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  • 63monolith — see LITHOGRAPH …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 64monolith — large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column Stones and Rocks …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 65monolith — mon·o·lith || mÉ‘nəʊlɪθ / mÉ’ n. stone column, great stone, stone monument …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 66monolith —    A stone, either decorated or not decorated, erected as a single slab or shaft. Also see cairn, colossus and colossal, commemorate, cromlech, dolmen, megalith, memorial, monument, obelisk, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and Stone Age …

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  • 67monolith — noun 1》 a large single upright block of stone or concrete, especially a pillar or monument. 2》 a large and indivisible organization or institution. Origin C19: from Fr. monolithe, from Gk monolithos, from monos single + lithos stone …

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  • 68monolith — mono·lith …

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  • 69monolith — [ˈmɒnəˌlɪθ] noun [C] 1) a very large piece of stone standing on one end that was put in position in ancient times 2) a large and very powerful organization or system that is not willing to change …

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  • 70monolith — mon•o•lith [[t]ˈmɒn ə lɪθ[/t]] n. 1) an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone 2) a single block or piece of stone of considerable size 3) something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or… …

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