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| Main Entry: |
dwarf
 [dwawrf] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small person |
| Synonyms: | Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, bantam, dwarfling, homunculus, midget |
| Notes: | a dwarf is smaller and not proportioned like an average person; a midget is smaller but is proportioned like an average full-grown person; a pygmy is perfectly proportioned but smaller than a midget |
| Antonyms: | giant |
| Main Entry: | runt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small person |
| Synonyms: | Lilliputian, half-pint, homunculus, midget, peewee, punk*, shrimp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
- There is no little homunculus up there watching reality on a screen and then deciding how to proceed.
- It's that damned old homunculus problem and an infinite regress.
- And he points out that exactly the same problem applies to how the homunculus would perceive its own qualia.
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