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monolith
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[ˈmɒnəlɪθ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument
(e.g: we passed Stonehenge, the strange stone monoliths silhouetted against the horizon)
- a large, impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change
(e.g: independent voices have been crowded out by the media monoliths)
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos ‘single’ + lithos ‘stone’
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