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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

minionette en · ADJ

Etymology

From minion + -ette (“forming diminutives”).

Meanings

  1. Small; delicate.
    • May 18, 1749, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. His minionette face.

Forms

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most minionette Degree=Sup lexicographic
more minionette Degree=Cmp lexicographic

minionette en · NOUN

Etymology

From minion + -ette (“forming diminutives”).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of mignonette (“plant”).
    alt of mignonette
  2. (US, dated, uncountable) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Forms

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minionettes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

emerald (type size)

Translations (3)

de Insertio (6½-point text) · zh 小六 (6½-point text) · nl insertio (6½-point text)