miniature
To make smaller than normalTo make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
» Tom and Mary played miniature golf.
Tom und Mary spielten Minigolf. — Zaghawa
Tom und Mary haben Minigolf gespielt. — Zaghawa
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1 sensesTo make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
Examples
25 sentencesTom and Mary played miniature golf.
deTom und Mary spielten Minigolf. — Zaghawa
Tom and I played miniature golf.
deTom und ich haben Minigolf gespielt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom beat Mary at miniature golf.
Have you ever played miniature golf?
They played miniature golf.
ruОни играли в мини-гольф. — Balamax
deSie spielten Minigolf. — raggione
Origin
Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”), from Latin miniō (“to colour red”), from minium (“red lead, minium”). Not related to minimum, minor or min (which are all from a different root, *mi-n-), though the sense development may have been influenced by association with them or sound symbolism.
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Forms
miniatures, miniaturing, miniatured, miniatured| Base form | miniature · to miniature |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | miniatures |
| Present participle | miniaturing |
| Past simple | miniatured |
| Past participle | miniatured |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.