Question

meaning of colossus​

Answer 1

Answer:

noun

noun: colossus; plural noun: colossi; plural noun: colossuses

a statue that is much bigger than life size.

"two statues known as the Colossi of Memnon"

a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.

"the Russian Empire was the colossus of European politics"

Phrases

bestride something like a colossus — totally dominate a place or area of activity.

"he bestrode French cinema like a colossus"

Origin

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples).