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BIGWIG

\bˈɪɡwɪɡ], \bˈɪɡwɪɡ], \b_ˈɪ_ɡ_w_ɪ_ɡ]\

Definitions of BIGWIG

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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the most important person in a group or undertaking

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the most important person in a group or undertaking

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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