CYCLOPEAN


Meaning of CYCLOPEAN in English

|sīklə|pēan, (ˈ)sī|klōp- adjective

also cy·clo·pi·an (ˈ)sī|klōp-

Etymology: cyclopean from Late Latin Cyclope us (from Greek Kyklōpeios, from Kyklōps Cyclops) + English -an; cyclopian from Latin Cyclopi us (from Greek Kyklōpios, from Kyklōps ) + English -an — more at cyclops

1.

a. often capitalized : relating to the Cyclopes : like or like that of a Cyclops

b. : fit for a Cyclops : vast and rough : massive , huge

2. : of or relating to a style of stone construction marked typically by the use of large irregular blocks without mortar

3.

a. : having or relating to a single median eye or a medially united pair of eyes

b. : of or relating to cyclopia

Synonyms: see huge

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