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Definitions for pigmy
ˈpɪg mipigmy
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Princeton's WordNet
pygmy, pigmynoun
an unusually small individual
Pygmy, Pigmynoun
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pigmynoun
A small nation, fabled to be devoured by the cranes; thence any thing mean or inconsiderable.
Etymology: pigmée, Fr. pigmæus, Lat.
When cranes invade, his little sword and shield
The pigmy takes. John Dryden, Juvenal.The criticks of a more exalted taste, may discover such beauties in the antient poetry, as may escape the comprehension of us pigmies of a more limited genius. Samuel Garth.
But that it wanted room,
It might have been a pigmy ’s tomb. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
pigmy
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall.The term is primarily associated with the African Pygmies, the hunter-gatherers of the Congo Basin (comprising the Bambenga, Bambuti and Batwa).The terms "Asiatic Pygmies" and "Oceanian pygmies" have been used to describe the Negrito populations of Southeast Asia and Australo-Melanesian peoples of short stature. The Taron people of Myanmar are an exceptional case of a "pygmy" population of East Asian phenotype.
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pigmy
A pigmy is often used to refer to a member of certain ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term is primarily associated with certain African and Southeast Asian ethnic groups. However, it can also be used more generally to denote anything that is unusually small or miniature in size or scope.
Webster Dictionary
Pigmynoun
see Pygmy
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pigmy
Same as Pygmy.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pigmy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pigmy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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