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monolith

[ mon-uh-lith ]

noun

  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, especially when used in architecture or sculpture.
  3. something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or character.


monolith

/ ˈ³¾É’²ÔÉ™±ôɪθ /

noun

  1. a large block of stone or anything that resembles one in appearance, intractability, etc
  2. a statue, obelisk, column, etc, cut from one block of stone
  3. a large hollow foundation piece sunk as a caisson and having a number of compartments that are filled with concrete when it has reached its correct position
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾´Ç²Ôo·±ô¾±³Ù³ói²õ³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of monolith1

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin monolithus, from Greek ³¾´Ç²Ôó±ô¾±³Ù³ó´Ç²õ “made of one stoneâ€; equivalent to mono- + -lith
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of monolith1

C19: via French from Greek monolithos made from a single stone
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Here is the truth: Jews are not a monolith.

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She and colleagues worked out how to turn this substance into strong, hollow bricks, which could be useful for building structures on the moon – an imposing black monolith, say.

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Despite the growing support for geoengineering research, the scientific community is no monolith, and plenty of other researchers, like Utrecht University’s Biermann, have grave concerns.

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Like the steady drip-drip-drip of water on stone, which over millenniums reduces a monolith to sand, human contact will have its way.

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Research shows there has been a sharp increase in the number of independent booksellers, even though monoliths like Amazon still reign supreme.

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