Minority vs Miniature - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between minority and miniature is that minority is the state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood while miniature is greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale. As an adjective miniature is smaller than normal. As a verb miniature is to make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
minority English
Noun
( minorities)
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
* 2011 , (Norman Davies), Vanished Kingdoms , Penguin 2012, p. 117:
- She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
(US) A member of an ethnic minority.
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
Synonyms
* (youth) childhood
Antonyms
* (subgroup) majority
* (youth) adulthood
Derived terms
* majority-minority
* minority government
* minority group
* minority leader
* minority report
* minority rule
Related terms
* minor
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miniature Noun
( en noun)
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
(gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
A particular feature or trait.
- (Massinger)
Derived terms
* miniaturist
Adjective
( en adjective)
Smaller than normal.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-09-06, author= Alok Jha
, volume=189, issue=13, page=39, magazine=( The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Miniature brains grown in lab
, passage=Scientists have grown miniature human brains in test tubes, creating a "tool" that will allow them to watch how the organs develop in the womb and, they hope, increase their understanding of neurological and mental problems. ¶ Just a few millimetres across, the "cerebral organoids" are built up of layers of brain cells with defined regions that resemble those seen in immature, embryonic brains.}}
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Derived terms
* miniature poodle
* miniaturism
Verb
(miniatur)
To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
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