miniculture

miniculture

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin miniumder.
Italian minio
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Italian -are
Italian miniare
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Italian -tura
Italian miniaturabor.
English miniature
English mini-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
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Latin -tūra
Latin cultūrader.
Middle French cultureder.
English culture
English miniculture

    From mini- + culture.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɪniˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

    Noun

    miniculture (plural minicultures)

    1. Small-scale culture (of bacteria, or figuratively).

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