Both Uses
lilliputian
in
The Swiss Family Robinson
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- 'Oh, father!' exclaimed Jack, 'I hope they are Lilliputians!†
Chpt 5 *
- 'You must be content to give up the Lilliputians and accept penguins, my dear Jack,' said I. 'We have not before seen them in such numbers, but Ernest knocked one down, if you remember, soon after we landed.†
Chpt 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(lilliputian as in: lilliputian concern) very small or of little importance
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(2)
(Lilliputian as in: a 6-inch tall Lilliputian) a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in the novel, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)