diminutive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French diminutif (1398), < Latin diminutivum, (verb deminuere, ‘diminish’).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)
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[edit] Synonyms
- (very small): lilliputian, tiny
[edit] Antonyms
- (very small): huge, gigantic
- (serving to diminish): augmentative
[edit] Translations
very small
serving to diminish
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[edit] Noun
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diminutive (plural diminutives)
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness or youth.
- Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.
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[edit] Translations
grammar: word form expressing smallness
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[edit] External links
Diminutive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Danish
[edit] Adjective
diminutive
[edit] French
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diminutive f.
- Feminine form of diminutif.
[edit] Italian
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diminutive f.
- Feminine plural form of diminutivo.