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To: beansox

diminutive?


14 posted on 09/13/2006 6:11:30 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
di·min·u·tive (dĭ-mĭn'yə-tĭv) adj.

Extremely small in size; tiny. See synonyms at small. Grammar.

Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.

Not really an adjective I normally think of when Natalie is the topic

30 posted on 09/13/2006 6:17:27 PM PDT by digger48
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