3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. [1913 Webster] He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: colossi See {colossus} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: colossus n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {goliath}, {behemoth}, {monster}] 2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {behemoth}, {giant}, {heavyweight}, {titan}] [also: {colossi} (pl)]
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