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giantism

[ jahy-uhn-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being a giant.


giantism

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noun

  1. another term for gigantism
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of giantism1

First recorded in 1630–40; giant + -ism
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Altogether it provides an indelible view of the relentless giantism of 21st-century industry and its tendencies to ruin, overbuild, waste and pollute.

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The researchers think the parrot evolved this way because of a phenomenon known as autapomorphic giantism, in which a member of an otherwise moderately sized group becomes humongous by taking over an empty ecological niche.

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Unleashed during workdays, its sonic burst startles people, given it comes from as harsh and driven a taskmaster as exists on the stage of corporate giantism.

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But now, it has been finely tempered into a sharp reprimand of several noxious museum trends, including giantism, spectacle and pandering to the public.

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Furthermore, the Komodo dragon almost certainly isn’t an example of island giantism.

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