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11petiteness — noun the property of being very small in size hence the minuteness of detail in the painting • Syn: ↑diminutiveness, ↑minuteness, ↑tininess, ↑weeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wee (f …
12tininess — noun the property of being very small in size hence the minuteness of detail in the painting • Syn: ↑diminutiveness, ↑minuteness, ↑petiteness, ↑weeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wee ( …
13weeness — noun the property of being very small in size hence the minuteness of detail in the painting • Syn: ↑diminutiveness, ↑minuteness, ↑petiteness, ↑tininess • Derivationally related forms: ↑wee, ↑tiny …
14diminutive — I. noun Etymology: Middle English diminutif, from Medieval Latin diminutivum, alteration of Late Latin deminutivum, from neuter of deminutivus, adjective, from deminutus, past participle of deminuere Date: 14th century 1. a diminutive word, affix …
15Freedonia — Freedonia, according to the 1933 Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup, is a fictional country in Europe. Over time, however, the word has come to have a more generic meaning. It can be anything from a noun describing a plausible yet fictional country,… …
16Stroganov School — ( Строгановская школа in Russian) is a conventional name for the last major Russian icon painting school, which thrived under the patronage of the fabulously rich Stroganov family of merchants in the late 16th and 17th century. Stroganov School… …
17Leonce and Lena — ( de. Leonce und Lena) is a play by Georg Büchner (1813 1837) which is considered a comedy, but is rather a satire veiled in humor. It was written in the spring of 1836 for a competition sponsored by the book publisher in Cotta. However, Büchner… …
18diminutive — diminutively, adv. diminutiveness, n. /di min yeuh tiv/, adj. 1. small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model train layout. 2. Gram. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the …
19rococo — /reuh koh koh, roh keuh koh /, n. 1. a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and… …
20Irish literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… …
