monolith
To create as, or convert into, a monolithTo create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
» No religion is a monolith.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
(transitive)To cast (one or more concrete components) in a single piece with no joints.
(UK, transitive)To reduce the height and size of (a dead tree) by breaking off or cutting its branches.
Examples
3 sentencesNo religion is a monolith.
A mysterious metal monolith was discovered in Utah.
deIn Utah wurde ein geheimnisvoller metallener Monolith entdeckt. — Waldelfe
There was a monolith in the middle of nowhere. That was pretty strange.
deMitten im Nirgendwo stand ein Monolith. Das war schon seltsam. — MisterTrouser
Origin
The noun is borrowed from French monolithe (“object made from a single block of stone”), fThe noun is borrowed from French monolithe (“object made from a single block of stone”), from Middle French monolythe (“made from a single block of stone”) (rare), and from their etymon Latin monolithus (“made from a single block of stone”), from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος (monólithos, “made from a single block of stone”), from μονο- (mono-, prefix meaning ‘alone; single’) (from μόνος (mónos, “alone; only, unique”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)) + λίθος (líthos, “a stone; stone as a substance”); analysable as mono- + -lith. The English word is cognate with German monolith (“made from a single block of stone”).
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Forms
monoliths, monolithing, monolithed, monolithed| Base form | monolith · to monolith |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | monoliths |
| Present participle | monolithing |
| Past simple | monolithed |
| Past participle | monolithed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle