monolith
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ə 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.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C19: via French from Greek monolithos made from a single stone] | |
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Word Origin & History
monolith
1848, "column consisting of a single large block of stone," from Fr. monolithe, from L. monolithus (adj.) "consisting of a single stone," from Gk. monotlithos, from monos "single, alone" + lithos "stone." Transferred and figurative use is from 1934.
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Example sentences
The walls, caves, and alcoves of this sandstone monolith are adorned with their elaborate pictographs.
What once appeared an extreme anti-Western monolith splintered into different factions.
Beginning as a thin veneer for older software code, it has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame.
However, the state is far from being a predictable monolith.
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