microminiature

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ miniature

Noun[edit]

microminiature (plural microminiatures)

  1. A particularly small miniature.
    • 2007 May 20, William Grimes, “Catching Up on a Little Light Reading”, in New York Times[1]:
      In descending order, collectors categorize such books as macrominiatures (three to four inches in height), miniatures (one to three inches), microminiatures (one quarter-inch to one inch) and the greatest of the least, the ultramicrominiatures (less than one-quarter inch).