What does "miniature" mean?
Miniature: Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
Additional senses
- 2.Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]
- 3.A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.
- 4.Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
- 5.To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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