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   Pyg·my

   /ˈpiɡmē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.
   • 2. something that is very small: derogatory "they were pygmies compared to the current satellites"
   • ▪ a person who is insignificant or lacks ability in a particular respect: "he regarded them as intellectual pygmies"

   adjective

   • 1. used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g., pygmy hippopotamus, pygmy water lily.
   • ▪ (of a person or thing) very small.

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the plural, denoting a mythological race of small people): via Latin from Greek pugmaios ‘dwarf’, from pugmē ‘the length measured from elbow to knuckles’.

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   What is pygmy noun?

   • Definition of pygmy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a member of a group of people who are unusually short, especially a member of a people living in central Africa. This word is sometimes now considered offensive. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is a pygmy person?

   • In English and probably some other languages, the term is used in a derogatory way to refer to someone who is perceived as not very smart, as in "Pygmy mind." Sometimes the word is simply used, as it is, as a non-specific derogatory word. Someone might be called a "Pygmy" because by someone who does not like them.

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   What is a pygmy animal?

   • • She lost concentration, and the pygmy vanished. pygmy2 adjective [ only before noun] used to describe a type of animal or plant that is much smaller than other similar types a pygmy elephant Examples from the Corpus pygmy • Some of the most satisfactory aquarium specimens are the pygmy angelfishes.

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   pygmy. noun [ C ] disapproving (also pigmy) us / ˈpɪɡ.mi / uk / ˈpɪɡ.mi /. someone who is not important or who has little skill: a political pygmy. an intellectual pygmy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People of little importance. a cog in a/the machine idiom.

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   Pygmy. a member of a group of people who are unusually short, especially a member of a people living in central Africa. This word is sometimes now considered offensive.

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   May 27, 2024 · Definitions of Pygmy. noun. any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet. synonyms: Pigmy. see more.

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   pygmy, a person who is of small importance, or who has some quality, attribute, etc., in very small measure.

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   What does the word pygmy mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pygmy , two of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Pygmy Definition. A member of any of several groups of African or Asian peoples of small stature described in ancient history and legend. A member of a race of dwarfs. A member of any of several modern African ( Negrillo) and Asian ( Negrito) peoples of small stature.

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   pygmy meaning, definition, what is pygmy: someone who belongs to a race of very sm...: Learn more.