miniature
noun
a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
miniatures
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pluralof miniature.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Turning products like Etch A Sketch, Super Soaker and Hungry Hungry Hippos into working miniatures has made Alan Dorfman a toy tycoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Voicemails From Gran’pa,” Caballero has used miniatures to immortalize his loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Some scenes for the Rocky Horror Picture Show were recorded at the studios in 1974 and Ridley Scott built and shot the miniatures for his Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller Alien there in 1978.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
In the once-bare space above the bedroom’s mantel, which holds a Louis XVI-style clock, gold-framed pictures and miniatures of family members and friends hang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Here the small window panes shone from much polishing and the walls were hung with miniatures and old portraits.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
