dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

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Etymology

Calque of Latin nani, gigantum humeris insidentes.

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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. (figurative, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.
    Synonym: pygmy placed on the shoulders of giants

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