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duminutive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Describing something that is small, tiny, or reduced in size.

Sample Sentence:

The duminutive puppy could fit in the palm of my hand.

Sense 2:

Used to refer to a word form conveying smallness, often through an affix.

Sample Sentence:

The word "duckling" is a duminutive form of "duck".

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

A word or affix indicating smallness or a reduced size.

Sample Sentence:

In the word "booklet", "-let" acts as a duminutive.

Sense 2:

A small creature or thing.

Sample Sentence:

The garden was filled with charming duminutives like ladybugs and butterflies.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

To make something smaller or diminish its size.

Sample Sentence:

The artist decided to duminutive the sculpture to create a more delicate appearance.

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