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colossus noun [ kəˈlɒsəs ]

• a statue that is much bigger than life size.
• "two statues known as the Colossi of Memnon"
Origin: late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples).

bestride something like a colossus

• totally dominate a place or area of activity.
"he bestrode French cinema like a colossus"



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