"dwarfage" meaning in English

See dwarfage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dwarfages [plural]
Etymology: dwarf + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dwarf|age}} dwarf + -age Head templates: {{en-noun}} dwarfage (plural dwarfages)
  1. The state or condition of being a dwarf.
    Sense id: en-dwarfage-en-noun-u~oc0j-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age

Inflected forms

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