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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymono·lith \ˈmä-nə-ˌlith\ noun ETYMOLOGY French monolithe, from monolithe consisting of a single stone, from Latin monolithus, from Greek monolithos, from mon- + lithos stone DATE 18441. a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column2. a massive structure3. an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential forceEnglish Etymologymonolith 1848, "column consisting of a single large block of stone," from Fr. monolithe, from L. monolithus (adj.) "consisting of a single stone," from Gk. monotlithos, from monos "single, alone" + lithos "stone." Transfered and figurative use is from 1934.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7monolithmono·lith / 5mCnEliW; NAmE 5mB:n- / noun1. a large single vertical block of stone, especially six that was shaped into a column by people living in ancient times, and that may have had some religious meaning (尤指古人凿成、表示某种宗教意义的)单块巨石,独石柱2. (often disapproving) a single, very large organization, etc. that is very slow to change and not interested in individual people (少有变化,不关心个人的)单一庞大的组织• mono·lith·ic / 7mCnE5liWik; NAmE 7mB:nE- / adj.: a monolithic block 巨大的石块 the monolithic structure of the state 统一庞大的国家结构 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmono·lithI. \ˈmänəlˌith, ˈmōn-\ noun(-s)Etymology: French monolithe, from monolithe, adjective, monolithic, from Latin monolithus, from Greek monolithos, from mon- + lithos stone1. a. (1) : a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column < the 120-ton monoliths on three sides of the choir altar — American Guide Series: Maine > — compare megalith (2) : something resembling a monolith and usually having tremendous size or strength : colossus < weld together even more tightly the parallel monoliths of party and state — Time > < his friends see him as a pillar of determination; his enemies consider him a thick-skinned monolith — Newsweek > b. (1) : a single large block of concrete serving a specific purpose (2) : one of many large blocks cast in place to form gravity-type concrete dams2. : a mountain or large hill apparently composed of one kind of rock usually of a coarse-grained igneous rock3. : a column of soil several feet deep removed as a unitII. adjectiveEtymology: French monolithe: monolithic

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