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Definitioner
Substantiv
- (often capitalized, usually in the plural: Pygmies) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature
- (Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs
- (figuratively) Any dwarfish person
- (figuratively) An insignificant person, at least in some respect
Adjektiv
- Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people
- Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind
Exempel
- The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while other Pygmies were reduced to cohabitation in a subservient status
- Homer and Herodote mentioned Pygmies in India (which would fit the Andamanese Negritoes) or Ethiopia (then meaning all Subsaharan Africa)
- Everyone looked like Pygmies whenever giant Joe joined his classmates
- Despite his towering stature, the minister proved a political pygmy
- Soil exhaustion ultimately produces a pygmy crop at best
Böjningsformer
| Plural | pygmies |
| Komparativ | more pygmy |
| Superlativ | most pygmy |