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Definition of Lilliputian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Lilliputian

adjective
 
/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn/
 
/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn/
(formal)
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  1. extremely small synonym diminutive, tiny
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    Word OriginFrom the land of Lilliput, in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, where the people are only 15 cm high.
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