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min·i·a·ture
 miniature
- pronunciation:
- mI
ni
chr
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- in miniature
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a very small copy or reproduction of something.
- synonyms:
- model, replica
- antonyms:
- blowup
- similar words:
- archetype, copy, ditto, dummy, imitation, likeness, mockup, paradigm, pattern, prototype, representation, reproduction, simulacrum
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| definition 2: |
something that is smaller than other members of the same class.
- synonyms:
- midget
- antonyms:
- giant
- similar words:
- bantam, dwarf, half pint, lilliputian, peewee, pipsqueak, runt, shorty, shrimp, squirt, toy
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| definition 3: |
a small, often intricate or detailed painting or portrait on a surface such as ivory.
- similar words:
- copy, imitation, likeness, painting, portrait, representation, reproduction
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| definition 4: |
a small picture in an illuminated manuscript.
- similar words:
- adornment, decoration, design, embellishment, frontispiece, illustration, ornament, picture, vignette
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| definition 5: |
the art of painting such small portraits or pictures.
- synonyms:
- illumination
- similar words:
- demonstration, illustration, representation
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| related words: |
diminutive, midget, model |
| phrase: |
in miniature |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
on a very small scale; extremely small.
a miniature tea set- synonyms:
- small-scale
- antonyms:
- giant, outsized
- similar words:
- bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, little, midget, minuscule, minute, reduced, small, teeny, tiny, toy, vest-pocket, wee, weeny
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| related words: |
model, scrub |
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