Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being a giant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a giant.
- noun Abnormal growth or development, especially as regards height.
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- noun the state or quality of being a giant
- noun
gigantism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive largeness of stature
- noun excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Etymologies
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Examples
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You know that there is a disease called giantism, caused by ‘a certain morbid process in the sphenoid bone of the skull — viz., an excessive development of the anterior lobe of the pituitary body’ (this is from the nearest encyclopedia).
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You know that there is a disease called giantism, caused by 'a certain morbid process in the sphenoid bone of the skull -- viz., an excessive development of the anterior lobe of the pituitary body '(this is from the nearest encyclopedia).
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions Frank Harris 1893
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Some humans, such as the late actor Andre the Giant, develop the opposite disease - acromegaly , which is also known as giantism.
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Some humans, such as the late actor Andre the Giant, develop the opposite disease - acromegaly , which is also known as giantism.
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"giantism" - since any further and large assumption of added power would bring about one entity of even more menacing size than now ...
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Besides outlining the problem - basically "giantism" as the enemy of local communities - the authors suggest a number of practical steps to achieve their vision.
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Besides outlining the problem - basically "giantism" as the enemy of local communities - the authors suggest a number of practical steps to achieve their vision.
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An editorial in the Johannesburg-based weekly Mail and Guardian newspaper said South Africa's economic "giantism" was resented in
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On the other hand he excuses Wilde's perversion as pathological, as hereditary "giantism," and so lightens the darkest shadows just as he has toned down the lights.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions Frank Harris 1893
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What else is such constructive enormity but 'giantism'?
Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome 1881
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