pygmaean

pyg·mae·an

or pyg·me·an P0682800 (pĭg-mē′ən, pĭg′mē-)adj. Pygmy.

[From Latin pygmaeus, sing. of Pygmaeī, the Pygmies; see Pygmy.]

Pyg•my

or Pigmy

(ˈpɪg mi)

n., pl. -mies,
adj. n. 1. a. a member of any of several small-statured peoples of Africa, esp. the forested regions of central Africa. b. a Negrito of SE Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands. 2. (l.c.) a small or dwarfish person. 3. (l.c.) anything very small of its kind. 4. (l.c.) a person of small importance or lacking in some important quality, attribute, etc. adj. 5. (sometimes l.c.) of or pertaining to the Pygmies. 6. (l.c.) of very small size, capacity, power, etc. [1350–1400; Middle English pigmēis, pl. of pigmē < Latin Pygmaeus < Greek pygmaîos dwarfish, a member of a legendary race of dwarflike people =pygm(ḗ) distance from elbow to knuckles + -aios adj. suffix] pyg′moid, adj. pyg′my•ism, n. syn: See dwarf.

单词	pygmaean
释义	pygmaean pyg·mae·an or pyg·me·an P0682800 (pĭg-mē′ən, pĭg′mē-)adj. Pygmy. [From Latin pygmaeus, sing. of Pygmaeī, the Pygmies; see Pygmy.] Pyg•my or Pigmy (ˈpɪg mi) n., pl. -mies, adj. n. 1. a. a member of any of several small-statured peoples of Africa, esp. the forested regions of central Africa. b. a Negrito of SE Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands. 2. (l.c.) a small or dwarfish person. 3. (l.c.) anything very small of its kind. 4. (l.c.) a person of small importance or lacking in some important quality, attribute, etc. adj. 5. (sometimes l.c.) of or pertaining to the Pygmies. 6. (l.c.) of very small size, capacity, power, etc. [1350–1400; Middle English pigmēis, pl. of pigmē < Latin Pygmaeus < Greek pygmaîos dwarfish, a member of a legendary race of dwarflike people =pygm(ḗ) distance from elbow to knuckles + -aios adj. suffix] pyg′moid, adj. pyg′my•ism, n. syn: See dwarf. EncyclopediaSeePygmyMedicalSeepygmy
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