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PYGMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

Synonyms:

Pigmy; Pygmy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Pygmy" is a kind of...):

small person (a person of below average size)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unusually small individual

Synonyms:

pigmy; pygmy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pygmy" is a kind of...):

small person (a person of below average size)

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