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Meaning
Noun
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In Tribes:
A
member
of one of various Ancient Equatorial African
tribal
peoples
,
notable
for their very
short
stature.
●
In Greek mythology, Mythological creatures & Mythology:
A
member
of a
race
of dwarfs.
🤬
Any
dwarfish
person or thing.
🤬
An
insignificant
person,
at least
in some respect.
Adj
●
Relating or
belonging
to the Pygmy people.
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In Size:
Like a
pygmy
;
unusually
short
or small for its kind.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pygmy
English
Πυγμαῖος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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