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lilliputianism

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English

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Etymology

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From lilliputian +‎ -ism; from the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Noun

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lilliputianism (uncountable)

  1. The quality or tendency of being very small.

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