Monumental

  • 21monumental — [[t]mɒ̱njʊme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You can use monumental to emphasize the size or extent of something. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment. ...a series of monumental disappointments. Syn: huge… …

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  • 22monumental — adj m y f 1 Que tiene carácter o tamaño propio de un monumento: una escultura monumental, la plaza de toros monumental, un museo monumental 2 Que es de grandes proporciones o desmesurado: una ignorancia monumental, un error monumental, una… …

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  • 23monumental — adjective 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,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24monumental — ► adjetivo 1 Del monumento, obra pública u objeto histórico. 2 Que es muy grande, impresionante o espléndido: ■ contemplamos absortos las monumentales cataratas del Niágara; cometió una falta monumental. SINÓNIMO majestuoso ANTÓNIMO… …

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  • 25monumental — sif. <lat.> 1. Əzəmətli, möhtəşəm. Monumental bina. Monumental abidə. 2. məc. Məzmunca dərin, əsaslı, sanballı. Monumental əsər. Monumental opera. – Oratoriya – simfonik orkestr, xor və solistlər üçün bəstələnən çoxhissəli monumental və… …

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  • 26monumental — mon|u|men|tal [ ,manjə mentl ] adjective 1. ) used for emphasizing how bad something is: a monumental disaster a ) used for emphasizing how good or important something is: a monumental contribution to medicine b ) used for emphasizing how much… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27monumental — UK [ˌmɒnjʊˈment(ə)l] / US [ˌmɑnjəˈment(ə)l] adjective 1) used for emphasizing how bad something is a monumental disaster a) used for emphasizing how good or important something is a monumental contribution to medicine b) used for emphasizing how… …

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  • 28monumental — /mɒnjəˈmɛntl / (say monyuh mentl) adjective 1. resembling a monument; massive or imposing: a monumental landmark. 2. of great importance or significance: a monumental event in the nation s history. 3. involving great effort and resources: *They… …

  • 29monumental — adjective 1) a monumental task Syn: huge, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, tremendous, mighty, stupendous 2) a monumental error in judgment Syn: terrib …

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  • 30monumental — monumentalism, n. monumentality, n. monumentally, adv. /mon yeuh men tl/, adj. 1. resembling a monument; massive or imposing. 2. exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree: a monumental work. 3. of historical or enduring… …

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