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Bun·yan·esque | \ ˌbən-yə-ˈnesk 
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\Definition of Bunyanesque
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[Paul Bunyan, legendary giant lumberjack of U.S. & Canada]
a : of, relating to, or suggestive of the tales of Paul Bunyan
b : of fantastically large size
if all of a year's consumption were brewed in a Bunyanesque retort and decanted into the Niagara river — Time
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The first known use of Bunyanesque was in 1888
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