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adjective

Definition of pygmynext
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average a pygmy elephant

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pygmy

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noun

variants also pigmy
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as in dwarf
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty

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as in number
a person of no importance or influence regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies

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