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Brobdingnagian
Brob·ding·nag·i·an
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ˌbrɒb
dɪŋˈnæg
i
ən
/
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brob-ding-
nag
-ee-
uh
n
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adjective
1.
of huge size; gigantic; tremendous.
noun
2.
an inhabitant of
Brobdingnag
.
3.
a being of tremendous size; giant.
Origin:
Brobdingnag
+
-ian
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Brobdingnagian
(ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnæɡɪən)
—
adj
gigantic; huge; immense
[C18: from
Brobdingnag
, an imaginary country of giants in Swift's
Gulliver's Travels
(1726)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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brobdingnagian
"huge, immense, gigantic," 1728, from
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