"mini-" meaning in English

See mini- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈmɪ.ni/
enPR: mĭnʹ-ē Etymology: Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus. Etymology templates: {{m|en|miniature}} miniature, {{der|en|la|minium||red lead}} Latin minium (“red lead”), {{m|en|minimum}} minimum, {{m|en|minus}} minus Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} mini-, {{en-prefix}} mini-
  1. (diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual. Tags: diminutive, morpheme Synonyms: micro- [diminutive], nano- [diminutive], -ette [diminutive], -ee [diminutive], -y [diminutive], -icle [diminutive], -cule [diminutive], -ule [diminutive], -ole [diminutive] Translations (smaller version of an item): 微型 (wéixíng) (Chinese Mandarin), pienois- (Finnish), mini- (Finnish), mini- (French), mini- (German), מִינִי (míni) (Hebrew), mini- (Indonesian), mion- (Irish), mini (Latin), mini- (Polish), mini- (Portuguese), мини- (mini-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mini--en-prefix-CleMICDi Disambiguation of 'smaller version of an item': 95 5
  2. With the hemline well above the knee. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mini--en-prefix-k4Jemeul

Download JSON data for mini- meaning in English (3.7kB)

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