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dwarf
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dwarf
1. an abnormally undersized person, esp one with a large head and short arms and legs
2. 
a. an animal or plant much below the average height for the species
b. (as modifier): a dwarf tree
3. (in folklore) a small ugly manlike creature, often possessing magical powers

dwarf [dwȯrf]
(biology)
Being an atypically small form or variety of something.
(medicine)
An abnormally small individual; especially one whose bodily proportions are altered.


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Byline: ANI Melbourne, October 15 (ANI): A beer ad featuring drunk Snow White blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-naked dwarves has left Disney fuming.
A Finnish company seeking dwarves and Santas has gone looking for recruits in hard-up Estonia, hoping the offer of work at a time of recession will lure people to the home of Father Christmas in Lapland.
Playing like a cross between The Settlers and The Sims, players set out with a small group of plucky dwarves and attempt to establish a colony.
 
 
 
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