diminutives
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diminutives noun
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.“Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.”
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nomen deminutivumpet formtinylittlepetitelilliputiansmallbantammidgetdiminishmentdiminutiondiminisheddiminishesabbreviatingabbreviatorysubminiaturesmallnessabbreviate
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