Definitions
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- prefix Denotes a smaller than usual version of an item.
- prefix With the hemline well above the knee.
Etymologies
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Examples
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If mini- and micro-cars aren't exactly a burgeoning segment, though, they are an upscale segment, and increasingly so.
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As you progress—on the road to mini-Mr. or-Ms. Universe status—it is increasingly important to vary your routine.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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As you progress—on the road to mini-Mr. or-Ms. Universe status—it is increasingly important to vary your routine.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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Among other things, the company reacted badly to Japanese competition and the advent of mini- and microcomputers, which radically changed the computer industry in the early 1980s.
Beyond the Bottom Line Joel Makower 1994
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Among other things, the company reacted badly to Japanese competition and the advent of mini- and microcomputers, which radically changed the computer industry in the early 1980s.
Beyond the Bottom Line Joel Makower 1994
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"I have a feeling we're going to have to make some arrests tonight," said Lt. Joseph Bologna, commander of the South Street mini- station.
PhillyDeals 2011
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And a week after calling Sanzenbacher a mini- Wes Welker,'' on the show, Cutler complimented the wide receiver making the preseason impact Roy Williams was supposed to make.
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Over lunch at the Royal Academy's new restaurant, Gayford takes an iPhone out of his jacket and presents a dazzling mini- assortment of Hockney drawings: flowers drooping from a vase, skies shifting at sunset.
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North Korea rejected the findings of an international panel that said in May last year a torpedo from a North Korean mini- submarine sank the Cheonan warship near the nations' disputed western maritime border.
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The premiership is comprised of three mini- leagues, within which there is competition but outside of which there are chasms.
The Guardian World News Jamie Jackson 2011
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