MONOLITH


Meaning of MONOLITH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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: 1844

1. : a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column

2. : a massive structure

3. : an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.