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Word: Diminutive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere (see diminish)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
extremely or unusually small
Short Definition:extremely small
Examples:- a diminutive figure dressed in black
Word: Diminutive
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a diminutive word or suffix.
Short Definition:diminutive word or suffix
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