monumental

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.

adj

  1. In the manner of a monument.
  2. Large, grand and imposing.
  3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
    Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2017-04-27, page 171
    a monumental task
  4. (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
    Monumental construction.

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