Standard Lemma guide
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Smaller version of an item than usual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: diminutive, morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: micro-, nano-, -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
Antonyms: super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
prefix
Smaller version of an item than usual.
With the hemline well above the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: diminutive, morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: micro-, nano-, -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
Antonyms: super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
History
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
