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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, adjective Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, verb (used with an object) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\ (?; 277), noun [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See {Miniate}, v.,{Minium}.]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in medi[ae]val manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]
4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] --Massinger.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
miniature
adjective: being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
noun
1: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {illumination}]
2: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size [syn: {toy}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
130 Moby Thesaurus words for "miniature": Elzevir, Lilliputian, abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, baby, baby-sized, bantam, banty, block print, collage, color print, compact, companion, copy, cursory, cyclorama, daub, dead ringer, depthless, diminutive, diptych, doll, double, duodecimo, duplicate, dwarf, effigy, engraving, exact likeness, fellow, few, footling, fresco, handy, head, icon, idol, illumination, illustration, image, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, itty-bitty, likeness, lilliputian, little, living image, living picture, low, match, mate, meager, micro, microcosm, microscopic, midget, mini, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minny, minuscule, minute, mirroring, model, montage, mosaic, mural, negligible, no great shakes, panorama, petty, photograph, picayune, picayunish, picture, pocket, pocket edition, pocket-sized, pony, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, print, profile, puppet, pygmy, reflection, representation, reproduction, resemblance, rubbing, semblance, shadow, shallow, short, silhouette, similitude, simulacrum, skin-deep, small, small-scale, spit and image, spitting image, stained glass window, stencil, still life, subminiature, superficial, tableau, tapestry, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, toy, trace, tracing, trifling, triptych, trivial, twelvemo, twin, very image, very picture, vest-pocket, wall painting, wee, weeny
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