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gigantesque

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gi⋅gan⋅tesque

  [jahy-gan-tesk]
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–adjective
of a huge or gigantic size; of or suited to a giant.
Origin:
1815–25; < F < It gigantesco, equiv. to gigante giant + -esco -esque
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gi·gan·tesque   (jī'gān-těsk')   
adj.  Of enormous size or magnitude; huge.

[French, from Italian gigantesco, from gigante, giant, from Latin gigās, gigant-; see giant.]
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