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pygmaean

adjective pyg·mae·an \pig-ˈmē-ən, ˈpig-mē-\

Definition of PYGMAEAN

:  pygmy

Variants of PYGMAEAN

pyg·mae·an or pyg·me·an \pig-ˈmē-ən, ˈpig-mē-\
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Origin of PYGMAEAN

Latin pygmaeus
First Known Use: circa 1540

Rhymes with PYGMAEAN

Achaean, Actaeon, Aegean, Antaean, Archean, Augean, Chaldean, Chilean, Crimean, Cumaean, Fijian, Judaean, Korean, Kuchean, Linnaean, Mandaean, Matthean, Nicaean, plebeian, Tupian

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