| NOUN | artifact | miniature, illumination | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) |
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| artifact | miniature, toy | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | miniature | being on a very small scale |
| Sounds | mih'nihchuh.r; mih'niyahchuh.r | |
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| Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... | |
| Meaning | On a very small scale. | |
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| Example | "a miniature camera" | |
| Broader | small, little | Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
| Spanish | diminuto | |
| Catalan | diminut | |
| Meaning | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts). | |
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| Synonym | illumination | |
| Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| Broader | painting, picture | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface |
| Nouns | miniaturist | someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail |
| Meaning | A copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size. | |
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| Synonym | toy | |
| Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
| Spanish | miniatura | |
| Catalan | miniatura | |
| Verbs | miniaturize, miniaturise | design or construct on a smaller scale |
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