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Definition of
gigantism noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gigantism
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
dʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈdʒaɪɡænˌtɪzəm
/
/
(
also
giantism
)
[
uncountable
]
(
medical
)
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a condition in which someone grows to an unusually large size
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gigantism
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Nearby words
gigahertz
noun
gigantic
adjective
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giggle
verb
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noun