Meaning of the word monolithic in English

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monolithic

US /ˌmɑː.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/
UK /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/

Adjective

1.

formed of a single large block of stone

Example:
The ancient temple was built with monolithic columns.
The sculpture was a huge, monolithic slab of granite.
2.

(of an organization or system) large, powerful, and indivisible and consequently slow to change

Example:
The company had become a monolithic bureaucracy.
The government's monolithic structure made reforms difficult.
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