Definitions for cyclopean
ˌsaɪ kləˈpi ən, saɪˈklɒp i əncy·clo·pean

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1. cyclopeanadjective

   of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops

   "Cyclopean eye"

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1. cyclopeanadjective

   Suggestive of a cyclops.

2. cyclopeanadjective

   Fitted together of huge irregular stones.

3. cyclopeanadjective

   Massive in stature.

4. Cyclopeanadjective

   Of a style of ancient masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones; ancient and roughly composed.

5. Etymology: From the after the Cyclops, mythical primitive race.

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1. cyclopean

   Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar. The boulders typically seem unworked, but some may have been worked roughly with a hammer and the gaps between boulders filled in with smaller chunks of limestone. The most famous examples of Cyclopean masonry are found in the walls of Mycenae and Tiryns, and the style is characteristic of Mycenaean fortifications. Similar styles of stonework are found in other cultures and the term has come to be used to describe typical stonework of this sort, such as the old city walls of Rajgir.The term comes from the belief of classical Greeks that only the mythical Cyclopes had the strength to move the enormous boulders that made up the walls of Mycenae and Tiryns. Pliny's Natural History reported the tradition attributed to Aristotle, that the Cyclopes were the inventors of masonry towers, giving rise to the designation "Cyclopean".

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1. cyclopean

   Cyclopean describes something that is enormous, gigantic, or massive, often beyond normal human scale. It originates from the Cyclopes, a race of giant one-eyed creatures in Greek mythology. Cyclopean is also used in archaeology to refer to a type of ancient masonry made with large, irregular boulders, in reference to the mythical Cyclopes being renowned as builders.

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1. Cyclopeanadjective

   pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture

2. Etymology: [L. Cyclopeus, Gr. , fr. Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen.]

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1. clean copy

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cyclopean in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cyclopean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cyclopean
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cyclopean
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopean
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclopean