👉 Pygmaean is a Greek word that means "the end of the world" or "the end of history." It was used as a metaphor for the end of the world, which many people believed would occur at the end of the 21st century. The term was initially used in the context of predicting the end of the world and its impact on society. However, it has since been used to refer to various events that have taken place in the modern era, including wars,