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Uncommondiminutive
The correct spelling is diminutive.
How to pronounce diminutive
/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/
nounIPA: /dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/
Say it like: Dim-inu-tiv-e
The correct spelling is diminutive. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. For example: "Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."
Usage Examples
“Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
adjective
- 1.Very small.
- 2.Serving to diminish.
- 3.(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
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