monumental

monumental (ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛnt^əl)

—*adj*
1.	like a monument, esp in large size, endurance, or importance: a monumental work of art
2.	of, relating to, or being a monument
3.	informal (intensifier): monumental stupidity

monumen'tality

—n

monu'mentally

—*adv*

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monumental

1650s in the loose sense of "vast, stupendous;" see monument.

Example sentences

Under the right conditions, patterns emerge from the brain's monumental

complexity.

The progress that has been made was not random, but the result of monumental

efforts and financing.

Its monumental efforts to educate and train have filled the tanks of its

innovation engine.

Restoring those specimens to pristine condition was a monumental task.

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