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Definition of Colossuses

Colossuses
Colossus Co*los"sus, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.

Meaning of Colossuses from wikipedia

- Look up colossus, colossi, or colossos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to: Any exceptionally...
- The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Gr****: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Gr****: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou)...
- The Colossus may refer to: The Colossus (album), by RJD2 The Colossus (painting), generally attributed to Francisco de Goya "The Colossus" (The Amazing...
- Shadow of the Colossus is a 2005 action-adventure game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It takes place in...
- Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin; Russian: Пётр Николаевич Распутин) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel...
- The Colossus of Maroussi is an impressionist travelogue by American writer Henry Miller that was first published in 1941 by Colt Press of San Francisco...
- Colossus was a set of computers developed by British codebreakers in the years 1943–1945 to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. Colossus used...
- sequels, The Fall of Colossus (1974) and Colossus and the Crab (1977) continued the story. Colossus was adapted as the feature film Colossus: The Forbin Project...
- Colossus of Destiny is a live album by Melvins, released in 2001 through Ipecac Recordings. It was recorded live Friday, December 13, 1998, at Club Mangler...
- Enters the Colossus is the debut EP by American hip hop artist Mr. Lif. It was released November 14, 2000, on the Def Jux record label. "DataBlend" – 3:20...