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diminutive
Universal Words
adjective, noun
adjective (formal) very small:
She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
noun
1 a word or an ending of a word that shows that sb/sth is small, for example piglet (= a young pig), kitchenette (= a small kitchen)
2 a short informal form of a word, especially a name:
'Nicky' is a common diminutive of 'Nicholas'
