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Colossos
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Latin
Etymology
From la grc κολοσσός large statue, especially the Colossos of Nero.
Pronunciation
Colossos
Noun
Colossos<2>
colossus, giant statue
Colossos of Nero
la Martial Epigrams 2 77 'Hac tu credideris longum ratione Colosson / et puerum Bruti dixeris esse brevem.' 'To that you' call the Neronian Colossos too tall / and Brutus' boy too small.
Declension
Colossos<2>