"supergargantuan" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /suːpəɹˈɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/ [General-American] Forms: more supergargantuan [comparative], most supergargantuan [superlative]
Etymology: super- + gargantuan Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|gargantuan}} super- + gargantuan Head templates: {{en-adj|}} supergargantuan (comparative more supergargantuan, superlative most supergargantuan)
  1. (rare) Exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great. Tags: rare Synonyms: super-gargantuan
    Sense id: en-supergargantuan-en-adj-ztT7PPsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-

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