Cyclopean

[sahy-kluh-pee-uhn, sahy-klop-ee-uhn] Origin

Cy·clo·pe·an

[sahy-kluh-pee-uhn, sahy-klop-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of the Cyclops.
2.
(sometimes lowercase) gigantic; vast.
3.
(usually lowercase) Architecture, Building Trades. formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted closely together without the use of mortar: a cyclopean wall.

Origin:
1635–45; < Latin Cyclōpē(us) (< Greek Kyklṓpeios, equivalent to Kýklōp(s) Cyclops + -eios -eous) + -an
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Cyclopean is always a great word to know.
So is interior. Does it mean:
a fa?ade, or a part or feature of a fa?ade, often highlighted by ornamentation
the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect and convenience
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Cyclopean (ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːən, saɪˈkləʊpɪən)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
2.  denoting, relating to, or having the kind of masonry used in preclassical Greek architecture, characterized by large dry undressed blocks of stone

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cyclopean
1640s, from L. cyclopeus, from Gk. kyklopeios, from kyklopes (see cyclops).
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