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dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants

dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants is the plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants.

Meaning of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

Noun

dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants (plural dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants or dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.

Questions about dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants

What is dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants the plural of?
Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants is the plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants.

Words near dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants in the dictionary

  1. dwarflings
  2. dwarfmaid
  3. dwarfmaids
  4. dwarfness
  5. dwarfs
  6. dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants
  7. dwarfsploitation
  8. dwarfy
  9. Dwarka
  10. dwarrow
  11. dwarrowdam

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