"heightism" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1976, Robert Marsh Kloss, Ron E. Roberts, Dean S. Dorn, Sociology with a Human Face: Sociology as If People Mattered",
          "text": "It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth.",
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          "text": "There might be reinforcement of already harmful social evils such as heightism and racism.",
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          "ref": "2005, Betty M. Adelson, The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation",
          "text": "Given this background, how can dwarfs, beset by beautyism, heightism, and a succession of slights, move toward positive body images and self-esteem?",
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        "A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable."
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        "(informal) A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the belief that unusually short or tall people are inferior and undesirable."
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