dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
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Etymology edit
Calque of Latin nani, gigantum humeris insidentes.
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Noun edit
dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants (plural dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants or dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants)
- (figurative, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.
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person who discovers by building on previous discoveries
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Further reading edit
- Standing on the shoulders of giants on Wikipedia.Wikipedia