Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - monumental
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Monumental
monumental
~ adj 1 usually before noun a monumental achievement, piece of work, etc is very important and influential, and is usually based on many years of work (a monumental contribution to the field of medicine | Charles Darwin's monumental study, `The Origin of Species'.) 2 only before noun extremely large, bad, good, impressive etc (There was a monumental traffic jam on the freeway. | This is yet more evidence of his monumental incompetence.) 3 only before noun appearing on a monument or built as a monument (a monumental temple)
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1. You can use monumental to emphasize the size or extent of something. ...a series of monumental disappointments. = huge, massive ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis • monumentally Suddenly it was monumentally successful... ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v 2. If you describe a book or musical work as monumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time. ...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis 3. A monumental building or sculpture is very large and impressive. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1604 1. of or relating to a monument 2. serving as or resembling a monument ; massive; also highly significant ; outstanding 3. very great a ~ misunderstanding • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a extremely great; stupendous (a monumental achievement). b (of a literary work) massive and permanent. 2 of or serving as a monument. Phrases and idioms monumental mason a maker of tombstones etc. Derivatives monumentality n. monumentally adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. увековечивающий, служащий памятником 2. являющийся памятником, обладающий непреходящей исторической ценностью monumental production —- историческое произведение 3. монументальный monumental statue —- монументальная скульптура 4. колоссальный; поразительный monumental ignorance —- поразительное невежество 5. относящийся к памятнику monumental inscription —- надпись на памятнике monumental mason —- мастер, делающий надгробные плиты или памятники 6. уст. памятный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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mason мастер, делающий надгробные плиты, памятники MONUMENTAL adj. 1) увековечивающий; - monumental mason 2) монументальный 3) необычайный, изумительный ...Англо-русский словарь
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