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• n  excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
• n  excessive largeness of stature

• He characterizes the Saturn F-l moon rocket as a typical example of "techno-giantism," which involves enormous effort and expense to perform an exquisitely specialized task, but .
• The public is too easily preoccupied with giantisman understandable result both of the publishers' belief that bestsellers sell best, and of the wistful ache of uncertain .
• In Denver the Independence Institute is circulating petitions for an amendment to the Colorado constitution aimed at shrinking "giantism" in the public school system.

• gigantism
• overgrowth