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min·i·a·ture / ˈmin(ē)əchər; -ˌchoŏr/ • adj. (esp. of a replica of something) of a much smaller size than normal; very small: children dressed as miniature adults.• n. a thing that is much smaller than normal, esp. a small replica or model. ∎  a plant or animal that is a smaller version of an existing variety or breed. ∎  a very small and highly detailed portrait or other painting. ∎  a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript.• v. [tr.] rare represent on a smaller scale; reduce to miniature dimensions.PHRASES: in miniature on a small scale, but otherwise a replica: a place that is Greece in miniature.

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