"mega-colossal" meaning in English

See mega-colossal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: mega- + colossal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|colossal}} mega- + colossal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mega-colossal (not comparable)
  1. Describing the very largest type of volcanic eruption, the kind that would be expected to happen less than once in ten thousand years. Wikipedia link: Volcanic explosivity index Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Volcanology Synonyms: megacolossal Translations (Translations): mégacolossal (French)
    Sense id: en-mega-colossal-en-adj-vznClbiS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-

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