Colossus: meaning, definitions and examples
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colossus
[ หkษlษsษs ]
ancient history
A statue that is much bigger than life-size and usually represents a human or an animal.
Synonyms
giant statue, monument
Examples of usage
- The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- The ancient Greeks built many colossi to honor their gods.
figurative
A person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She was a colossus in the field of medicine.
- The company became a colossus in the tech industry.
Translations
Translations of the word "colossus" in other languages:
๐ต๐น colosso
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคถเคพเคฒเคเคพเคฏ
๐ฉ๐ช Koloss
๐ฎ๐ฉ kolosal
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะพะปะพั
๐ต๐ฑ kolos
๐ฏ๐ต ๅทจๅ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท colosse
๐ช๐ธ coloso
๐น๐ท dev
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฑฐ์ (geosang)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนู ูุงู (eimlaq)
๐จ๐ฟ kolos
๐ธ๐ฐ kolos
๐จ๐ณ ๅทจไบบ (jรนrรฉn)
๐ธ๐ฎ kolos
๐ฎ๐ธ risi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะปัะฟ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแขแ (giganti)
๐ฆ๐ฟ nษhษng
๐ฒ๐ฝ coloso
Word origin
The word 'colossus' comes from the Latin word 'colossus' meaning a statue larger than life. The most famous colossus in history is the Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios built on the Greek island of Rhodes around 280 BC. It stood for only 56 years before being destroyed in an earthquake, but its legacy lives on as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.