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mini-

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English

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Etymology

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Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (red lead). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: mĭnʹ-ē, IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.i/
  • Hyphenation: min‧i

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mini-

  1. (diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.
    Synonyms: (prefixes) micro-, nano-; (suffixes) -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
    1. (of skirts and dresses) With the hemline well above the knee.

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.

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mini-

  1. mini-

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mini-.

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mini-

  1. mini-
    Antonym: mega-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English mini-), ultimately from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmini-/, [ˈmini-]

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mini-

  1. mini-

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French

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mini-

  1. mini-

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mini]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ni

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mini-

  1. mini-

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mini- not found

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Italian

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mini-

  1. mini-

Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin minium.

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mini-

  1. mini-
    mini- + ‎spódniczka → ‎minispódniczka

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  • mini- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Prefix

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mini-

  1. mini- (denotes a small version of something)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.

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mini-

  1. mini-

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mini-.

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mini-

  1. mini-

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