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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Miniature

/mĭn′ĭchər/ · Min·i·a·ture · IPA /ˈmɪn(i)ət͡ʃʊəɹ/
01 n. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
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    Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
  2. 2.
    Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
  3. 3.
    Lettering in red; rubric distinction.[Obs.]
  4. 4.
    A particular feature or trait.[Obs.]
02 a. Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
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    Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
03 v. t. To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
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    To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.