miniature

/ˈmɪn(ɪ)ətʃə(ɹ)//ˈmɪn(i)ətʃəɹ/
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Academic vocabulary

Word FrequencyCommon

Regularly used in writing and speech

Syllables3

Moderate complexity

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noun

1. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

2. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.

"There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece."

3. A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.

4. The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.

5. An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.

6. A musical composition which is short in duration.

"Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory."

7. A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.

8. 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."

9. Lettering in red; rubric distinction.

10. A particular feature or trait.

verb

1. To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.

adjective

1. Smaller than normal.

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

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