Sekirov Dictionary

petite

/pəˈtiːt/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

Fairly short and of slim build.
Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
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Small, little; insignificant; petty.
- The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration? — 1662

noun1

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A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
- The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […] — 2005

forms

petites · more petite · most petite

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