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   Gar·gan·tu·an

   /ɡärˈɡan(t)SH(əw)ən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. enormous: "a gargantuan appetite"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Gargantua, the name of a voracious giant in Rabelais' book of the same name (1534), + -an.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gargantuanGargantuan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GARGANTUAN is tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic, colossal. How to use gargantuan in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Gargantuan definition: gigantic; enormous; colossal. See examples of GARGANTUAN used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGARGANTUAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   uk / ɡɑːˈɡæn.tʃu.ən / us / ɡɑːrˈɡæn.tʃu.ən / Add to word list. very large: a problem of gargantuan proportions. a gargantuan appetite. Synonyms. elephantine formal. enormous. giant. huge. jumbo. vast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country.

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   The word gargantuan can refer to an object that's physically massive in size or it can describe something that you perceive, like a feeling or an expectation. For example, you might have a gargantuan misunderstanding with your best friend.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGARGANTUAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   us / ɡɑːrˈɡæn.tʃu.ən / uk / ɡɑːˈɡæn.tʃu.ən / Add to word list. very large: a problem of gargantuan proportions. a gargantuan appetite. Synonyms. elephantine formal. enormous. giant. huge. jumbo. vast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gargantuanGargantuan - definition of gargantuan by The Free Dictionary

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   gar·gan·tu·an. (gär-găn′cho͞o-ən) adj. 1. Of immense size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous. 2. Of exceedingly great scope or nature: a gargantuan effort. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   adjective. Enormous; gigantic. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of immense size, extent, or quantity. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Of exceedingly great scope or nature. A gargantuan effort.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGARGANTUAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuːən) adjective. gigantic; enormous; colossal. a gargantuan task. SYNONYMS huge, mammoth, immense, vast, elephantine.

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    Definition of gargantuan adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    If you say that something is gargantuan, you are emphasizing that it is very large.