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herculean
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
herculean
(adjective)
herculean
adjective
or
Herculean
/ˌhɚkjə
ˈ
liːjən/
herculean
adjective
or
Herculean
/ˌhɚkjə
ˈ
liːjən/
Britannica Dictionary definition of HERCULEAN
[
more herculean; most herculean
]
:
very large, difficult, powerful, etc.
a
herculean
task/effort
Herculean
strength
They took on the
herculean
job of restoring the house after the fire.
a problem of
herculean
proportions
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