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Brob·ding·nag·i·an
/
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
brobdingnagian
"huge, immense, gigantic," 1728, from
Brobdingnag
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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