giantism

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giantism

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From giant + -ism, coined in the mid 17th century. In the medical or biological sense of gigantism from the 1880s.

noun giantisms

countable, uncountable Synonym of gigantism.
Similar: gigantism

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@misc{giantism_2026,
  title = {giantism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/giantism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}