noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of gigantism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gigantism
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
giantism
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noun
Meaning 2
excessive largeness of stature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gigantism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: largeness, bigness
noun
Meaning 3
excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gigantism, overgrowth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hypertrophy
History
Etymology
From giant + -ism, coined in the mid 17th century. In the medical or biological sense of gigantism from the 1880s.