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mini-

/ˈmɪn.i/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
min-i
IPA
/ˈmɪn.i/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Smaller version of an item than usual.

prefix

Smaller version of an item than usual.

Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

micro- nano- -cule -ee -el -et -ette -icle -ie -kin -le -let

Homonyms

mini minnie minny

Antonyms

super- supra- hyper- ultra- uber- macro- arch- over- mega- giga- -zilla grand

Questions

How do you pronounce mini-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪn.i/.
What does mini- mean?
Smaller version of an item than usual.
Where does mini- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce mini-

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