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Definition of
dwarf adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dwarf
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
dwɔrf
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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(
of a plant or an animal
)
much smaller than the normal size
dwarf conifers
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