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Definition of miniature adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miniature

adjective
 
/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/
 
/ˈmɪnətʃər/,
 
/ˈmɪnətʃʊr/
[only before noun]
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  1. 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
    • …
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    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).
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