monumental ignorance

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• monumental — monumental, ale, aux [ mɔnymɑ̃tal, o ] adj. • 1802; de monument 1 ♦ Qui a un caractère de grandeur majestueuse. ⇒ grand, imposant. « Le pin a quelque chose de monumental; ses branches ont le port de la pyramide » (Chateaubriand). Fig. L œuvre… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• MONUMENTAL, ALE — adj. Qui a rapport, qui est propre aux monuments, qui est de la nature des monuments. Architecture, sculpture monumentale. Style, caractère monumental. Fontaine monumentale. Il signifie, par extension, Qui est gigantesque, colossal. Statue… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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• mon´u|men´tal|ly — mon|u|men|tal «MON yuh MEHN tuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a monument or monuments: »monumental decorations. 2. serving as a monument or memorial: »a monumental chapel. He hath given her his monumental ring (Shakespeare). 3. like a… …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|u|men|tal — «MON yuh MEHN tuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a monument or monuments: »monumental decorations. 2. serving as a monument or memorial: »a monumental chapel. He hath given her his monumental ring (Shakespeare). 3. like a monument;… …   Useful english dictionary

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