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- [min-ee-uh-cher, -choo r, min-uh-cher]
- /ˈmɪn i ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈmɪn ə tʃər/
- /ˈmɪn.ɪ.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-ee-uh-cher, -choo r, min-uh-cher]
- /ˈmɪn i ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈmɪn ə tʃər/
Definitions of miniature word
- noun miniature a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale. 1
- noun miniature a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy. 1
- noun miniature a very small painting, especially a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like. 1
- noun miniature the art of executing such a painting. 1
- noun miniature an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book. 1
- adjective miniature being, on, or represented on a small scale; reduced. 1
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Origin of miniature
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Italian miniatura miniature painting < Medieval Latin miniātūra, equivalent to miniāt(us) (see miniate) + -ūra -ure; sense development perhaps influenced by Latin base min- (see mini-, minor)
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Parts of speech for Miniature
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miniature popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
miniature usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miniature
adj miniature
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- toy — an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- wee — little; very small.
- petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
noun miniature
- insignificancy — insignificance.
- pocket edition — pocketbook (def 3).
adjective miniature
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
Antonyms for miniature
adj miniature
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
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