monumentality

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English

Monumental Ancient Egyptian columns in the Temple of Isis in Philae, Egypt. Illustration from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, 1846

Etymology

monumental +‎ -ity

Noun

monumentality (countable and uncountable, plural monumentalities)

  1. The quality or state of being monumental.
    • 2007 August 19, Christopher Hall, “A Prisoner With a Paintbrush, a Legacy at Risk”, in New York Times:
      Unifying compositional elements [] lend a W.P.A.-era monumentality.

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