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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

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Latin nani, gigantum humeris insidentes

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Latin · calque ofnani, gigantum humeris insidentes
English todaydwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

Calque of Latin nani, gigantum humeris insidentes.

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