miniatures
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Definitions ofminiatures
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
Example: "There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece."
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
Example: "Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory."
- A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- A token in a game representing a unit or character.
Example: "Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames."
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A particular feature or trait.
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