giantism

American

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

noun

gigantism.
the state or quality of being a giant.

giantism British

/ ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm /

noun

another term for gigantism

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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

An epidemic of giantism is currently sweeping the movie world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Subsidies have nourished a new giantism on the farm, which has created some unwholesome social effects.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its enlargement is attended by giantism and another curious giant disease in which the hands, feet, and jaws enlarge enormously, known as acromegaly.

From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson

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