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something that is unusually large and powerful
- Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art
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You'd better just get out of their way.
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of colossus was before the 12th century
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