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Meaning of pygmy in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpɪɡmi/

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  1. Noun

    pygmy

    Etymology

    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’

    Definitions

    1. an unusually small individual
  2. 2. any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

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