From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
miniature
adj : being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
n 1: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in
illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: illumination]
2: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size [syn:
toy]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\ (?; 277), n. [It. miniatura, fr. L.
miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.]
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1. 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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2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
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3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]
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4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, a.
Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a
miniature copy.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, v. t.
To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small
scale.
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