miniature

adjective

/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

/ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/

[only before noun]

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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 Dictionary
Miniature 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).

miniature

noun

/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

/ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/

Idioms

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a very small detailed painting, often of a person
a very small copy or model of something; a very small version of something
- brandy miniatures (= very small bottles)

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).

Idioms

in miniature

on a very small scale
- a doll’s house with everything in miniature
- Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.

单词	miniature
释义	miniature adjective /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/ /ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/ [only before noun] jump to other results 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 … See full entry 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). miniature noun /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/ /ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/ Idioms jump to other results a very small detailed painting, often of a person a very small copy or model of something; a very small version of something brandy miniatures (= very small bottles) 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). Idioms in miniature on a very small scale a doll’s house with everything in miniature Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.
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