"cyclopean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪkləʊpi.ən/ [UK], /ˌsaɪkləˈpiː.ən/ [UK] Forms: more cyclopean [comparative], most cyclopean [superlative]
Etymology: cyclops + -ean Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cyclops|ean}} cyclops + -ean Head templates: {{en-adj}} cyclopean (comparative more cyclopean, superlative most cyclopean)
  1. (mythology) Suggestive of a cyclops. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-yiHZi-qz Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (masonry) Fitted together of huge irregular stones. Categories (topical): Masonry, Size
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-oWcBbaZ0 Disambiguation of Size: 0 100 0 0 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
  3. (by extension) Massive in stature. Tags: broadly Translations (massive in stature): olbrzymi [masculine] (Polish), endamlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-uHN9mCEj Disambiguation of 'massive in stature': 2 2 95 1
  4. (of an image) Created by combining two images.
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-TDbYvrfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ean, English terms with optional capitalization Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 20 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 10 24 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 11 25 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 13 17 14 56 Disambiguation of English terms with optional capitalization: 21 19 16 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cyclopean, cyclopian Derived forms: Cyclopean architecture, cyclopean stairs

Alternative forms

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