pygmy
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noun \ˈpig-mē\ plural pygmies also pigmies
Definition of PYGMY
1
often capitalized : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
2
capitalized : any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height
3
a (1) : an unusually small person (2) : an insignificant or unimpressive person <an intellectual pygmy> b : something very small of its kind
— pygmy adjective
See Variants of PYGMY
pyg·my also pig·my \ˈpig-mē\
Examples of PYGMY
- <hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty>
- <regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies>
Origin of PYGMY
Middle English pigmei, from Latin pygmaeus of a pygmy, dwarfish, from Greek pygmaios, from pygmē fist, measure of length — more at pungent
First Known Use: 14th century
pyg·my
noun (Medical Dictionary)plural ; pygmiesalso ; pigmies
Medical Definition of PYGMY
1
capitalized : any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height
Variants of PYGMY
pyg·my also pig·my \ˈpig-mē\ (audio pronunciation)
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