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min·i

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–noun

1.	miniskirt.

2.	a minicomputer.

3.	anything of a small, reduced, or miniature size.

–adjective

4.	of the length of a miniskirt.

[Origin: independent use of mini-, or by shortening of words with mini- as initial element

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n. pl. min·is

Something that is distinctively smaller than other members of its type or class.
A miniskirt.

[From mini-. Sense 2, short for miniskirt.]

min'i adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mini

1961, abbreviation of mini-car, a small car made by British Leyland (formerly British Motor Corp.). As an abbreviation of mini-skirt, it is attested from 1966. The vogue for mini- as a prefix dates from the 1960s.

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mini
adjective
1.	used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts" [ant: midi, maxi]
noun
1.	a very short skirt [syn: miniskirt]

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mini1 [ˈmini] noun

short for miniskirt

mini2 [ˈmini] noun

(with capital:ˌ) a type of small car

Arabic:	سَيّارَه صَغيرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	微型汽车
Chinese (Traditional):	微型汽車
Czech:	Mini
Danish:	Mini
Dutch:	Mini
Estonian:	pisiauto
Finnish:	pikkuauto
French:	Mini
German:	der Mini
Greek:	μάρκα αυτοκινήτου
Icelandic:	(Austin) Mini
Indonesian:	mobil mini
Italian:	Mini
Japanese:	小型車

Korean:	소형인 것
Latvian:	miniautomobilis, ļoti maza mašīna
Lithuanian:	maþalitraþis automobilis
Norwegian:	(Austin) Mini
Polish:	(typ samochodu)
Portuguese (Brazil):	Mini
Portuguese (Portugal):	Mini
Romanian:	Mini
Russian:	Мини
Slovak:	Mini
Slovenian:	mini
Spanish:	Mini
Swedish:	Mini, Hundkoja
Turkish:	Mini

mini [ˈmini] adjective

(or part of a word) small
Example: a mini dictionary; a minibus

Arabic:	صَغير، مُخْتَصَر
Chinese (Simplified):	表示`小`
Chinese (Traditional):	迷你的﹐小的
Czech:	mini-
Danish:	mini-
Dutch:	mini-
Estonian:	väike-, pisi-
Finnish:	pienois-
French:	mini-
German:	Mini-…
Greek:	μίνι, μικροσκοπικός
Hungarian:	mini-
Icelandic:	smá-, lítill
Indonesian:	kecil
Italian:	mini-

Japanese:	小さい
Korean:	소형의; 「소형」이라는 뜻의 연결형
Latvian:	ļoti mazs; miniatūrs
Lithuanian:	maþas, mini, miniatiûrinis
Norwegian:	mini-
Polish:	mini, mały, miniaturowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	mini-
Portuguese (Portugal):	mini
Romanian:	mini-
Russian:	маленький; микро-
Slovak:	mini-
Slovenian:	mini
Spanish:	mini-
Swedish:	mini-
Turkish:	mini, küçük