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monoliths

noun

Meaning

  1. A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.
  2. Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
  3. A substrate having many tiny channels that is cast as a single piece, which is used as a stationary phase for chromatography, as a catalytic surface, etc.
  4. A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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