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- pronunciation:
- mI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Parts
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A miniature is something that is exactly like something else but much smaller in size.
On the mayor's desk, there is a miniature of the Statue of Liberty.- synonyms:
- model
- similar words:
- copy, ditto, dummy, imitation, likeness, pattern, representation, reproduction
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adjective |
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A miniature thing is something that looks exactly like something of a much bigger size. A miniature car might be small enough to play with like a toy.
My little sister has a miniature tea set with little tiny cups and a tiny teapot.- antonyms:
- giant
- similar words:
- diminutive, little, minute, reduced, small, tiny, toy, wee
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The word miniature
contains the following parts:
min
Latin
root
that means small; make smaller
  Example words:
diminish, diminutive, mince, miniature, minimize, minimum, minor, minority, minuend, minus, minute1
- synonyms:
- micro-
- antonyms:
- magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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