"Lilliputian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: Lilliputian [positive], more Lilliputian [comparative], most Lilliputian [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Description of something very small.
    Sense id: simple-Lilliputian-en-adj-ehyTx1mw

Noun [English]

Forms: Lilliputian [singular], Lilliputians [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|Lilliputian|Lilliputians}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A resident of Lilliput in the book Gulliver's Travels.
    Sense id: simple-Lilliputian-en-noun-D3tnMNmF
  2. A very small adult person, such as a midget or a dwarf.
    Sense id: simple-Lilliputian-en-noun-4WexdS92
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        },
        {
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