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How to pronounce “colossus”
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Pronunciation guide for colossus
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of colossus with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Prof: Alan Turing Decoded
This is Colossus.
- Definition summary
- A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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How to pronounce colossus
Prof: Alan Turing Decoded
This is Colossus.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “colossus”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- (by extension) Any creature or thing of gigantic size.
- (figurative) Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.
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