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PRONUNCIATION OF COLOSSI

colossi  [kəˈlɒsaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOSSI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colossi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOSSI


abaci
ˈæbəsaɪ
assai
æˈsaɪ
bonsai
ˈbɒnsaɪ
cocci
ˈkɒksaɪ
Desai
dɛˈsaɪ
Kasai
kɑːˈsaɪ
loci
ˈləʊsaɪ
Masai
ˈmɑːsaɪ
nisi
ˈnaɪsaɪ
Pasay
ˈpɑːsaɪ
Pegasi
ˈpɛɡəˌsaɪ
prophesy
ˈprɒfɪˌsaɪ
sai
saɪ
scye
saɪ
sey
saɪ
sigh
saɪ
sulci
ˈsʌlsaɪ
sye
saɪ
tarsi
ˈtɑːsaɪ
Versailles
vɛəˈsaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLOSSI

colorizer
colorless
colorlessly
colorlessness
colory
Colossae
colossal
colossally
colosseum
Colossian
Colossians
colossus
Colossus of Rhodes
colostomies
colostomy
colostomy bag
colostral
colostric
colostrous
colostrum

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLOSSI

Agassi
bassi
byssi
chaprassi
concerti grossi
contrabassi
contrabbassi
kolbassi
lassi
Mossi
narcissi
Ossi
Senussi
Wessi

Synonyms and antonyms of colossi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colossi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLOSSI

Find out the translation of colossi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colossi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colossi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨像
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colosos
570 millions of speakers

English

colossi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

colossi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمالقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колоссы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colossos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফারাওয়ের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colosses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colossi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kolosse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巨像
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colossi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pho tượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

colossi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉलोसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

colossi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colossi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колоси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coloși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολοσσούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kolosse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

colossi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colossi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colossi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOSSI»

The term «colossi» is regularly used and occupies the 95.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOSSI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colossi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colossi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colossi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOSSI»

Discover the use of colossi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colossi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak
A look at the iconography of one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic kings
Lise Manniche, 2010
2
Strange Company; Wonder Wings, Mullingongs, Colossi
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Frederick Holder, 2010
3
Colossi: I. A Lyric Anthology...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2011
4
Colossus: The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking ...
Then, unthinkably, orders came to smash the Colossi into fragments. 'Suddenly the Colossi were gone,' Du Boisson says, 'broken up on the orders of Churchill, we were told at the time. All that was left were the deep holes in the floor where ...
B. Jack Copeland, 2006
5
Colossi of Memnon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
6
a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, ...
the subline picture which Horner has given of the mythological monarch of the heavens. While describing the colossi of ancient times, we should not forget the magnificent and extravagant proposal of Dinocrates to Alexander the Great, ...
7
The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots
COLOSSI. We have examined, several times, the notion of buildings as huge organisms. A creature-shaped building would be an extended phenotype. Building-sized, and indeed city-sized, nation-sized, and even, we will see, continent-sized ...
George Hersey, 2001
8
Articles on 14th-Century BC Architecture, Including: Kv62, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Articles on Theban Necropolis, Including: Ramesseum, Colossi ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Sculptures of Ancient Egypt: Nefertiti Bust, Block Statue, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOSSI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colossi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hunterdon Central Regional H.S. Principal's Honor Roll and Honor …
Andrew Colossi Cassidy Conklin Catherine Conmy Tyler Cook Arly Corado Erin Corbo Justin Cornetta Alex Cortes Peter Cosentino Kevin Cox «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Rafael Nadal stunned by qualifier at Wimbledon: DiManno
And it's painful to watch a colossi cut down to mere mortal size. The two-time Wimbledon champion and five-time finalist simply couldn't figure ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Il principe saudita dona 32 miliardi di dollari ai poveri e alle donne …
Già colossi come Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckernberg e Michael Bloomberg si erano impegnati nel sociale, ma i 30 miliardi di di ... «L'Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Parte Apple Music: ecco lo staff stellare e come ascoltarla
Apple Music, il sistema di streaming musicale di Apple, si pone l'obiettivo di sfidare colossi già presenti sul mercato come Spotify, Deezer e ... «RADIO DEEJAY, Jun 15»
5
The Last Guardian Looks Like a Beautiful PS3 Game
Sure SotC ran on PS2 but it was unstable 12-30 FPS, 8 removed colossi for various reasons and the arenas/areas they were located in were ... «Hardcore Gamer, Jun 15»
6
Seize chance presented by Obama visit to market Brand Kenya
That the US economy has thrived mostly on start-ups that morphed into business colossi is a subject of many business school case studies. «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
7
YMCA of Central Massachusetts awards Shrewsbury volunteer
She was joined that evening by her daughters Joanna Green and Jennifer Colossi, and her grandchildren Daniella and Anthony Colossi. «Community Advocate, Jun 15»
8
The Two Gentlemen of AFI Docs: Les Blank and Albert Maysles
... and Silver Spring, Md., stood out, measured even against their own renowned past work, as well as offerings from contemporary colossi such ... «Roll Call, Jun 15»
9
Videogames as Art, 2015
In that minute, I climb up Trico—the mechanic is identical to climbing the Colossi in Shadow, except cuter and furrier. At the top of the climb, ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
10
Theater review: Edge gives Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy" area premiere
The days of the ink-stained colossi — Jimmy Breslin, Murray Kempton, Damon Runyon before them — feel long gone. So is McAlary. He died ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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