See colossal on Wiktionary
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First attested in 1986.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "m", "2": "#" }, "expansion": "colossal m (invariable)", "name": "it-noun" } ], "lang": "Italian", "lang_code": "it", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Italian countable nouns", "Italian entries with incorrect language header", "Italian indeclinable nouns", "Italian lemmas", "Italian masculine nouns", "Italian nouns", "Italian pseudo-loans from English", "Italian terms derived from English", "Pages with 4 entries", "Pages with entries", "it:Film", "it:Theater" ], "glosses": [ "high-budget film or play with a high production value, ensemble cast, etc." ], "links": [ [ "film", "film#Noun" ], [ "theater", "theater" ], [ "high-budget", "high-budget" ], [ "film", "film" ], [ "play", "play" ], [ "production value", "production value" ], [ "ensemble cast", "ensemble cast" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(film, theater) high-budget film or play with a high production value, ensemble cast, etc." ], "tags": [ "invariable", "masculine" ], "topics": [ "broadcasting", "entertainment", "film", "lifestyle", "media", "television", "theater" ] } ], "word": "colossal" } { "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "pt", "2": "colosso", "3": "-al" }, "expansion": "colosso + -al", "name": "affix" } ], "etymology_text": "From colosso + -al.", "forms": [ { "form": "colossais", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "colossal m or f (plural colossais)", "name": "pt-adj" } ], "hyphenation": [ "co‧los‧sal" ], "lang": "Portuguese", "lang_code": "pt", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Pages with 4 entries", "Pages with entries", "Portuguese 3-syllable words", "Portuguese 4-syllable words", "Portuguese adjectives", "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header", "Portuguese lemmas", "Portuguese terms suffixed with -al", "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation", "Rhymes:Portuguese/al", "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/3 syllables", "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw", "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/3 syllables" ], "glosses": [ "colossal (extremely large)" ], "links": [ [ "colossal", "colossal#English" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "gigante" }, { "word": "enorme" } ], "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ko.loˈsaw/", "tags": [ "Brazil" ] }, { "ipa": "[ko.loˈsaʊ̯]", "tags": [ "Brazil" ] }, { "ipa": "/ku.luˈsal/", "tags": [ "Portugal" ] }, { "ipa": "[ku.luˈsaɫ]", "tags": [ "Portugal" ] }, { "ipa": "/ku.luˈsal/", "tags": [ "Portugal" ] }, { "ipa": "[ku.luˈsaɫ]", "tags": [ "Portugal" ] }, { "ipa": "/ku.luˈsa.li/", "tags": [ "Portugal", "Southern" ] }, { "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al" }, { "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw" } ], "word": "colossal" }
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