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monolith

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn(ə)lɪθ/
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Definition of monolith

noun

  • 1a large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument: we passed Stonehenge, the strange stone monoliths silhouetted against the horizon
  • a very large and characterless building:the 72-storey monolith overlooking the waterfront
  • a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g. in the building of a dock.
  • 2a large, impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change:independent voices have been crowded out by the media monoliths

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos 'single' + lithos 'stone'

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