"unbig" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unbig [comparative], most unbig [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + big. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|big}} un- + big Head templates: {{en-adj}} unbig (comparative more unbig, superlative most unbig)
  1. (rare) Not big; small. Tags: rare Related terms: unsmall
    Sense id: en-unbig-en-adj-P69CPtVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "text": "The pluscold time is gone / The around the clock is at the ante meridian; / Cockcrow’s at ten minus three; / The nacreous hills have stagnant water converged on them / The thrush on the pennon; / An unbig crustacean insect on a sharp site of a tree; / Big Brother is watching you from above, amen / Everything’s correct in OCEANIA!",
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