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单词 pygmies
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pygmies in British English

plural noun
pygmy
 

pygmy in British English

or pigmy (ˈpɪɡmɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -mies
1. 
an abnormally undersized person
2. 
something that is a very small example of its type
3. 
a person of little importance or significance
4. (modifier)
of very small stature or size
Derived forms
pygmaean or pygmean (pɪɡˈmiːən)
adjective
Word origin
C14 pigmeis the Pygmies, from Latin Pygmaeus a Pygmy, from Greek pugmaios undersized, from pugmē fist

Examples of 'pygmies' in a sentence
pygmies

They wanted to see the dragons, three-foot worms and the pygmies.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
With a gun in his hand, the rest of the world became pygmies.
Brierley, David SNOWLINE (2003)
By political pygmies who want to shut us up.
The Sun (2014)
Festival organisers said they had tried to recreate the pygmies' natural habitat.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The greed of these union pygmies is enough to make a nation weep.
The Sun (2012)
And then he just lets these poorly prepared political pygmies talk.
The Sun (2017)
They are colossi standing on the shoulders of pygmies.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For grace in the face of political pygmies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She was a giant pulled down by pygmies.
The Sun (2013)
She would probably have had more in common with pygmies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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