"giantism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giantisms [plural]
Etymology: giant + -ism, coined in the mid 17th century. In the medical or biological sense of gigantism from the 1880s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|giant|ism}} giant + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} giantism (countable and uncountable, plural giantisms)
  1. Synonym of gigantism Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: gigantism [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-giantism-en-noun-Gal43QVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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