monolithic

//ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk//
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Adjective

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1

Formed of a single large block of stone.

The ancient temple features a monolithic pillar carved from a single piece of granite.

2

Large, powerful, and intractably indivisible; constituting a massive uniform whole.

The company has a monolithic corporate structure that resists any change.

3

(of a software system or organization) Designed as a single, unified structure without modular components.

The company decided to break up its monolithic application into smaller microservices.