colossus

Etymology
From, from , from an unknown Pre-Greek etymon (and erroneously associated with κολοφών).

Noun

 * 1) A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the  in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
 * 2)  Any creature or thing of gigantic size.
 * 3) * 1951,,  (1974 Ltd publication), part V: "The Merchant Princes", chapter 18, pages 186–187:
 * ["]The Empire has always been a realm of colossal resources. Why, they don't even understand their own colossi any longer. The machines work from generation to generation automatically, and the caretakers are a hereditary caste who would be helpless if a single D-tube in all that vast structure burnt out.["]
 * 1) * 2010 August 11 (5:00pm), Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, "Shadow of the Colossus" reviewed by Zero Punctuation, 3:27–3:42 and 3:56–4:08
 * What I love about the colossi is that they actually feel colossal : they move ponderously around, sending out tremours with each step; their ancient husks richly detailed with dirt and plant life.
 * 1)  Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.

Translations

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 * Belarusian: кало́с
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 * Ukrainian: коло́с


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Etymology
From, especially the colossus of Rhodes.

Noun

 * 1) colossus, giant statue