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giantism

American  
[jahy-uhn-tiz-uhm] / ˈdʒaɪ ənˌtɪz əm /

noun

  1. gigantism.

  2. the state or quality of being a giant.


giantism British  
/ ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. another term for gigantism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of giantism

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.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021

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

From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2014

Composer Darius Milhaud's urge to giantism began 40 years ago, at a time when he was intriguing the world's musical taste buds with a potage of polytonality sweetened by a dash of essence-of-jazz.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Denver the Independence Institute is circulating petitions for an amendment to the Colorado constitution aimed at shrinking "giantism" in the public school system.

From Time Magazine Archive

No giantism of limb and feature was beyond the ability of his brush; no astounding foreshortening was too much for his unerring point; no vast perspective was too deep for his knowledge and strength.

From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

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