Hobbit: Difference between revisions
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* Hangul: 호빗 | * Hangul: 호빗 | ||
* Cyrillic: хоббит | * Cyrillic: хоббит | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
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# A nickname sometimes applied to the extinct hominin species ''Homo floresiensis'', discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia, due to its small size. | # A nickname sometimes applied to the extinct hominin species ''Homo floresiensis'', discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia, due to its small size. | ||
# (US slang, rare) A socially awkward or overly academic student. | # (US slang, rare) A socially awkward or overly academic student. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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* English folklore words such as ''hob'' (a household spirit; also a nickname for Robert). | * English folklore words such as ''hob'' (a household spirit; also a nickname for Robert). | ||
* A 19th-century reference to “hobbits” in the ''Denham Tracts'', listed alongside hobgoblins and other sprites. | * A 19th-century reference to “hobbits” in the ''Denham Tracts'', listed alongside hobgoblins and other sprites. | ||
===Derived Terms=== | ===Derived Terms=== | ||
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* hobbitic | * hobbitic | ||
* hobbitness | * hobbitness | ||
===Translations=== | ===Translations=== | ||
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* Russian: хоббит | * Russian: хоббит | ||
* Spanish: hobbit | * Spanish: hobbit | ||
===See Also=== | ===See Also=== | ||
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* hobgoblin | * hobgoblin | ||
* Homo floresiensis | * Homo floresiensis | ||
==Cultural & Architectural Discussion== | ==Cultural & Architectural Discussion== | ||