/ ˈmɒnəlɪθ; NAmE ˈmɑːn-/ noun
1.
a large single vertical block of stone, especially one that was shaped into a column by people living in ancient times, and that may have had some religious meaning
2.
(often disapproving ) a single, very large organization, etc. that is very slow to change and not interested in individual people
► mono·lith·ic / ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk; NAmE ˌmɑːnə-/ adjective :
a monolithic block
the monolithic structure of the state
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French monolithe , from Greek monolithos , from monos single + lithos stone.