"hypercolossal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hypercolossal [comparative], most hypercolossal [superlative]
Etymology: hyper- + colossal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|colossal}} hyper- + colossal Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypercolossal (comparative more hypercolossal, superlative most hypercolossal)
  1. (rare) Extraordinarily colossal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hypercolossal-en-adj-ldSokSjr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-

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