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Giant (?), n. [OE. giant, geant, geaunt, OF. jaiant, geant, F. géant, L. gigas, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, from the root of E. gender, genesis. See Gender, and cf. Gigantic.]
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1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.
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Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise.
Milton.
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2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
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3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power.
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Giant's Causeway, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.
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