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Origin: L. Pygmaeus, Gr, fr. The fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist
Alternative forms: pigmy.
1. One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed.
2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. "Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps. And pyramids are pyramids in vales." (Young)
(01 Mar 1998)
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