gi|ant|ism

gi|ant|ism
gi|ant|ism «JY uhn tihz uhm», noun.
1. the condition of being a giant.
2. abnormally great bodily development; gigantism.
3. the tendency or trend of business to concentrate into an increasingly smaller number of companies of increasingly larger size.

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