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Monolith - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Arch, Barrow, Basalt, Bedrock, Brass, Breccia, Bust, Cairn, Cenotaph, Column, Conglomerate, Crag, Cromlech, Cross, Cup, Dolmen, Gneiss, Granite, Grave |
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- For the computer game company, see Monolith Productions.
- For the Japanese computer game company, see Monolith Soft.
A monolith is a monument or natural feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. Erosion usually exposes these, which are most often made of very hard and solid metamorphic rock.
The word derives from the latin word monolithus from the Greek word μονόλιϑος (monolithos), derived from μόνος ("one" or "lonely") and λίϑος ("stone").
 Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the second largest monolith in the world Natural monoliths
The three largest are:
- Mount Augustus, in Australia
- Uluru (Ayers Rock), in the Outback of Australia
- Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Others include:
North America
Europe
Australia
South America
Many of these have legends attached.
Manmade monoliths
See also
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Example Usage of Monolith |
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francegem: #questionyouhate "Why do black people (insert stereotype here)?"....oh it's b/c we act as a Monolith and think as such too |
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