亚洲网紅露点

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diminutive

[ dih-min-yuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. small; little; tiny:

    a diminutive building for a model-train layout.

  2. Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop.


noun

  1. a small thing or person.
  2. Grammar. a diminutive element or formation.
  3. Heraldry. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual.

diminutive

/ d瑟藢m瑟nj蕣藞ta瑟v蓹l; d瑟藞m瑟nj蕣t瑟v /

adjective

  1. very small; tiny
  2. grammar
    1. denoting an affix added to a word to convey the meaning small or unimportant or to express affection, as for example the suffix -ette in French
    2. denoting a word formed by the addition of a diminutive affix
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. grammar a diminutive word or affix
  2. a tiny person or thing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲颈藞尘颈苍耻迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 诲颈藞尘颈苍耻迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • diminutival, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲颈路尘颈苍顎僽路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 诲颈路尘颈苍顎僽路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of diminutive1

First recorded before 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin 诲墨尘颈苍奴迟墨惫耻蝉, equivalent to Latin 诲墨尘颈苍奴迟(耻蝉) 鈥渓essened鈥 (for 诲脓尘颈苍奴迟耻蝉 ) + -墨惫耻蝉 adjective suffix; diminution, -ive
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Synonym Study

See little.
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After four minutes his desire to get across the front post and above Jeffrey Schlupp - despite his diminutive stature - from a corner and glance the ball into the net gave Rangers the perfect start.

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For Saeed, seeing Theba play a cool, rich dad and hearing George use his natural accent, rather than being shoehorned into diminutive roles or changing their voices, was loaded with meaning.

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Marine wildlife - including whales, penguins, seals and seabirds 鈥 all feed on these diminutive creatures.

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Once the fire settles down, Dagit said her agency hopes to add water to a currently dry lagoon in Ventura County as needed and plant the diminutive gobies there.

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At Ibrox against the Belgians, diminutive right winger Ross McCausland filled in on the right of defence after Leon King was forced off inside the first quarter with a head knock.

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