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diminutives

The correct spelling is diminutives.

How to pronounce diminutives

noun

Say it like: Dim-inu-tiv-es

The correct spelling is diminutives. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. For example: "Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."

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Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

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