Definitions from Wiktionary (Pygmalion)
▸ noun: One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.
▸ noun: (Greek mythology) A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.
▸ noun: Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”) [One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.]
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▸ noun: One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.
▸ noun: (Greek mythology) A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.
▸ noun: Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”) [One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.]
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