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dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants

dwarves 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 dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants

What is dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants the plural of?
Dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants is the plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants.

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

  1. dwarrowdam
  2. dwarrowdams
  3. dwarrows
  4. dwarven
  5. dwarves
  6. dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants
  7. dwarvess
  8. dwarvesses
  9. dwarvish
  10. DWAs
  11. dwaum

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