miniature
adjective/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/
/ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/
[only before noun]- very small; much smaller than usual
- miniature roses
- a rare breed of miniature horses
- It looks like a miniature version of James Bond's car.
- They expect their children to behave like miniature adults.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMiniature is used with these nouns:- camera
- golf
- keyboard
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘illuminate’, from minium ‘red lead, vermilion’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts).Want to learn more?
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