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'Gargantuan' is an adjective, and is used to describe something of extraordinary size and power. Substitutes for gargantuan include behemoth, colossal, elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, monster, stupendous and mammoth.
Gargantuan is derived from a character by the name of 'Gargantua'. Gargantua is from a series of books written in the 16th century by French author Francois Rabelais. The series is entitled 'Gargantua and Pantagruel and tells the story of two giants (Gargantua and Pantagruel) and their adventures.
Gargantua and Pantagruel are father and son, and the books outline their adventures in an extravangant, crude and satirical manner.
The word gargantuan has appeared in classic literature, such as 'The Iron Heel' by Jack London:
'After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of gargantuan laughter'.
The character Gargantua also appears in classic literature:
'You must borrow me Gargantua's mouth first before I can utter so long a word; 'tis a word too great for any mouth of this age's size.
The quote is from Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'.
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