/ ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) extremely small
SYN diminutive , tiny
ORIGIN: From the land of Lilliput , in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels , where the people are only 15 cm high.
/ ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) extremely small
SYN diminutive , tiny
ORIGIN: From the land of Lilliput , in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels , where the people are only 15 cm high.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005