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   Lil·li·pu·tian

   /ˌliləˈpyo͞oSHən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. trivial or very small: "America's banks no longer look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan's"

   noun

   • 1. a trivial or very small person or thing.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from the imaginary country of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, inhabited by people 6 inches (15 cm) high, + -ian.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • P

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   • U

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   • I

     1

   • A

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