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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

An epidemic of giantism is currently sweeping the movie world.

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

The phenomenon of giantism of this nature occurs in alternate generations and then only in rare instances.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various

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