How to pronounce monolithic
American English pronunciation
mon-uh-LITH-ik
- IPA
- /ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk/
- Syllables
- mon · uh · LITH · ik (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What monolithic means
Huge, solid and unchanging, like one giant block
In a sentence: The new library was a monolithic gray box with only a few tiny windows.
Where it comes from: It comes from French and is built on monolith, a single giant block of stone.
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Compare: monolithic and homogeneous
Homogeneous means all the parts are alike; monolithic means huge, solid and unchanging, like one block.
See also: homogeneous
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