Sekirov Dictionary

miniature

UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.tʃə/US /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/

noun 10
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun10

Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
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A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantelpiece.
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A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
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A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- The miniature was a picture of Leo's Greek mother - a lovely, dark-eyed creature. — 1886
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
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A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
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A particular feature or trait.
- There's no miniature / In her fair face, but is a copious theme / Which would, discoursed at large of, make a volume. — 1627
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.

adjective1

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Smaller than normal.
- I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs.

verb1

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To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
- If it be ever so little removed, or seen thro’ the miniaturing End of the Perspective Glass, it either wholly escapes their Sight, or appears to them a mere Minutity. — 1755

forms

miniatured · miniaturing · miniatures · more miniature · most miniature

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