Minin.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˈmɪni/

Forms: also with lower-case initial. 1900s– Mini, 1900s– Minnie.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English Mini Minor.

Etymology: Short for Mini Minor, the proprietary name of a distinctive small car first made in Britain in 1959 < mini- comb. form + Minor (in Morris Minor, the proprietary name of another car made by the same manufacturer).Compare earlier, apparently isolated, use designating a motorcycle:1953 Power & Pedal May 18/1 This ‘Mini’ [sc. Minimotor, a 49cc cyclemotor]..is a machine of very real performance.

A proprietary name for: a distinctive make of small British car.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model

Olds1907

Model T1909

Ford1914

Rolls1915

Merc1930

T-model1932

beetle1958

T-bird1958

VW1958

Mini1959

Moke1959

deux-chevaux1962

Mini-Moke1962

Liftback1973

Beemer1978

Roller1979

foreign2010

1959 Daily Mail 24 June 5/2 The sensational Morris Mini-Minor, the tiny saloon which carries the British Motor Corporation's £10,000,000 bid to capture the great baby-car market.]

1959 Daily Mail 28 Aug. 1/3 Win a Minnie. Ten of the amazing new baby cars everyone is talking about must be won.

1959 Financial Times 2 Oct. 1/2 At Morris Motors, Cowley, production on all models except the Mini car will end at noon to-day.

1960 Autocar 24 June 998/1 My car, not a Mini, has a magnetic sump plug for the gear-box.

1962 Listener 18 Oct. 634/2 The designer of the Morris Minor and the ‘minis’.

1964 Times 11 Feb. 11/7 At present a young man who passes a test in a mini is legally entitled to drive an eight-wheeler weighing 24 tons at 60 m.p.h. on a motorway.

1971 Times 6 Aug. 7/6 Feeding the fantasies of mini-drivers, convincing them..that anything the film's crack stunt-drivers could do they could do.

1982 A. Taylor Caroline Minuscule vi. 47 To the left of its dingy Georgian facade was an archway, through which Amanda edged the Mini.

2000 Western Daily Press (Electronic ed.) 12 Sept. Steve Robertson, UK marketing director of Rover Group, said: ‘Mini has been at the centre of small-car culture for 40 years and is loved by generations of fans.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

minin.²

Brit.

/ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˈmɪni/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: miniskirt n., minidress n.

Etymology: Shortened < miniskirt n. or minidress n. Compare maxi n., micro n.²

A miniskirt or minidress.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > short

moochi1872

trotteur1904

trotter skirt1909

puffball1953

miniskirt1962

micro-mini1967

micro-miniskirt1967

micro1968

skating skirt1968

mini1987

1966 Guardian 27 July 6/4 The new thing about the Scherrer mini is that it flares.

1967 Punch 4 Jan. 1/1 The lengths of female laid bare by minis.

1971 B. Malamud Tenants 42 She wore..a plain white mini with purple tights.

1987 London Daily News 17 Mar. 18/1 Skirts are..coming in all shapes and lengths: sun-burst pleats, wraps and folds, tiny minis.

1991 A. Carter Wise Children (1992) i. 39 She looked like a proper harlot, poor little thing, in her fishnets and her leather mini.

2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 155 The daughters of tourists in their sherbet-colored minis getting eyefucked by vendedores.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

minin.³

Brit.

/ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˈmɪni/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: minicomputer n.

Etymology: Shortened < minicomputer n.

Computing.

= minicomputer n.

ΚΠ

1971 Proc. Digital Equipm. Computer Users Soc. Fall 99 (heading) Seven ‘micros’ equal one mini.

1975 Nature 16 Oct. 559/2 Almost any laboratory that requires data logging, control of equipment in real time or arithmetical calculations of any kind can profitably make use of a mini.

1984 Austral. Personal Computer Mar. 119/1 Minis are really scaled-down mainframes, but micros are not just scaled-down minis.

1999 Computer Standards & Interfaces 20 231 This office system and compatible applications are now available on most of the popular low-cost computers, such as PCs, minis and micros.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

minin.⁴

Brit.

/ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˈmɪni/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mini adj.

Etymology: < mini adj.

An item which is manufactured to be considerably smaller than the standard or usual size.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > reproducing on a smaller scale > that which is

abstract1561

brief1563

scantling1576

miniaturea1586

compendium1602

compendiment1605

modelet1605

baby figure1609

breviary1609

modulet1610

microcosm1611

epitomea1616

compend1642

breviate1695

reduction1728

mini1978

1978 Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 8 e/2 For hunters, the larger minis, those with 10x magnification and 30mm objective lenses, offer the best lowlight characteristics.

1987 Dirt Bike June 52/1 Since these minis, like all machines, are more-or-less equal to the sum of their parts, we've decided to take a close look at the individual components and their characteristics.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Feb. b3/1 The new bite-size Rainbow Chips Deluxe cookie and other minis.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

miniadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˈmɪni/

Forms: 1900s– mini, 1900s– minier (comparative), 1900s– miniest (superlative), 1900s– mini-est (superlative), 1900s– minnier (comparative), 1900s– minniest (superlative).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mini- comb. form.

Etymology: < mini- comb. form.

Very small, tiny; (also) reduced in scale, range of operation, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

tinea1400

little weea1525

undersmall?1527

little little1542

perpusil1598

tiny1598

punctual1605

minute1606

pygmya1616

exiguous1630

atomical1646

minutulous1651

puncticular1658

arenulous1664

myriate1665

minimal1666

minim1671

infinitesimal1733

minutissim1768

weeny1790

midgety1798

teeny1802

pinpoint1807

atomic1809

homuncular1822

minnow1824

weeshy1825

pinhead1835

finitesimal1836

homoeopathic1838

teeny-weeny1842

teenty1844

teenty-taunty1844

teeny-tiny1849

submolecular1854

teensy1856

super-compact1860

midget1865

ultramicroscopic1870

pilulous1871

teensy-weensy1872

tee-tiny1872

minuscule1878

smitchy1888

eeny-weeny1894

eensy-weensy1904

pygmean1904

ultramicroscopical1904

bitsy1905

bitty1905

totty1906

millimetric1909

miniscule1909

minuscular1911

insectual1912

micro1931

eeny1933

eensy1940

submicrogram1941

submillimetre1954

diddy1963

mini1963

micro-mini1967

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind

demi1418

young1550

minikin1566

dwarf-like1582

diminutive1602

minitive?1602

diminute1611

pocket1621

Lilliputian1726

duodecimo1780

toy1821

minified1841

junior1860

toy-sized1861

Lilliput1867

toyish1871

mini1963

1963 Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 13 A ‘mini’ census covering one householder in ten will be taken by the Government in 1966.

1966 Punch 7 Dec. 857/1 Leg make-up..gives sitting-down confidence to the wearer of the miniest skirt.

1967 Word Study Dec. 3/2 There's nothing mini about their wages.

1992 Time 6 July 36/2 The so-called Dniester Republic (pop. 600,000) is among the miniest of ministates.

2000 Indianapolis Star (Nexis) 21 Feb. c7 The 37-year-old player..once toiled on the ‘minniest of mini-tours’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> see also

also refers to : mini-comb. form

n.¹1959

n.²1966

n.³1971

n.⁴1978

adj.1963

单词	mini
释义	Minin.¹ Brit. /ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˈmɪni/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. 1900s– Mini, 1900s– Minnie. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English Mini Minor. Etymology: Short for Mini Minor, the proprietary name of a distinctive small car first made in Britain in 1959 < mini- comb. form + Minor (in Morris Minor, the proprietary name of another car made by the same manufacturer).Compare earlier, apparently isolated, use designating a motorcycle:1953 Power & Pedal May 18/1 This ‘Mini’ [sc. Minimotor, a 49cc cyclemotor]..is a machine of very real performance. A proprietary name for: a distinctive make of small British car. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model Olds1907 Model T1909 Ford1914 Rolls1915 Merc1930 T-model1932 beetle1958 T-bird1958 VW1958 Mini1959 Moke1959 deux-chevaux1962 Mini-Moke1962 Liftback1973 Beemer1978 Roller1979 foreign2010 1959 Daily Mail 24 June 5/2 The sensational Morris Mini-Minor, the tiny saloon which carries the British Motor Corporation's £10,000,000 bid to capture the great baby-car market.] 1959 Daily Mail 28 Aug. 1/3 Win a Minnie. Ten of the amazing new baby cars everyone is talking about must be won. 1959 Financial Times 2 Oct. 1/2 At Morris Motors, Cowley, production on all models except the Mini car will end at noon to-day. 1960 Autocar 24 June 998/1 My car, not a Mini, has a magnetic sump plug for the gear-box. 1962 Listener 18 Oct. 634/2 The designer of the Morris Minor and the ‘minis’. 1964 Times 11 Feb. 11/7 At present a young man who passes a test in a mini is legally entitled to drive an eight-wheeler weighing 24 tons at 60 m.p.h. on a motorway. 1971 Times 6 Aug. 7/6 Feeding the fantasies of mini-drivers, convincing them..that anything the film's crack stunt-drivers could do they could do. 1982 A. Taylor Caroline Minuscule vi. 47 To the left of its dingy Georgian facade was an archway, through which Amanda edged the Mini. 2000 Western Daily Press (Electronic ed.) 12 Sept. Steve Robertson, UK marketing director of Rover Group, said: ‘Mini has been at the centre of small-car culture for 40 years and is loved by generations of fans.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). minin.² Brit. /ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˈmɪni/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: miniskirt n., minidress n. Etymology: Shortened < miniskirt n. or minidress n. Compare maxi n., micro n.² A miniskirt or minidress. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > short moochi1872 trotteur1904 trotter skirt1909 puffball1953 miniskirt1962 micro-mini1967 micro-miniskirt1967 micro1968 skating skirt1968 mini1987 1966 Guardian 27 July 6/4 The new thing about the Scherrer mini is that it flares. 1967 Punch 4 Jan. 1/1 The lengths of female laid bare by minis. 1971 B. Malamud Tenants 42 She wore..a plain white mini with purple tights. 1987 London Daily News 17 Mar. 18/1 Skirts are..coming in all shapes and lengths: sun-burst pleats, wraps and folds, tiny minis. 1991 A. Carter Wise Children (1992) i. 39 She looked like a proper harlot, poor little thing, in her fishnets and her leather mini. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 155 The daughters of tourists in their sherbet-colored minis getting eyefucked by vendedores. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). minin.³ Brit. /ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˈmɪni/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: minicomputer n. Etymology: Shortened < minicomputer n. Computing. = minicomputer n. ΚΠ 1971 Proc. Digital Equipm. Computer Users Soc. Fall 99 (heading) Seven ‘micros’ equal one mini. 1975 Nature 16 Oct. 559/2 Almost any laboratory that requires data logging, control of equipment in real time or arithmetical calculations of any kind can profitably make use of a mini. 1984 Austral. Personal Computer Mar. 119/1 Minis are really scaled-down mainframes, but micros are not just scaled-down minis. 1999 Computer Standards & Interfaces 20 231 This office system and compatible applications are now available on most of the popular low-cost computers, such as PCs, minis and micros. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). minin.⁴ Brit. /ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˈmɪni/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mini adj. Etymology: < mini adj. An item which is manufactured to be considerably smaller than the standard or usual size. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > reproducing on a smaller scale > that which is abstract1561 brief1563 scantling1576 miniaturea1586 compendium1602 compendiment1605 modelet1605 baby figure1609 breviary1609 modulet1610 microcosm1611 epitomea1616 compend1642 breviate1695 reduction1728 mini1978 1978 Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 8 e/2 For hunters, the larger minis, those with 10x magnification and 30mm objective lenses, offer the best lowlight characteristics. 1987 Dirt Bike June 52/1 Since these minis, like all machines, are more-or-less equal to the sum of their parts, we've decided to take a close look at the individual components and their characteristics. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Feb. b3/1 The new bite-size Rainbow Chips Deluxe cookie and other minis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). miniadj. Brit. /ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˈmɪni/ Forms: 1900s– mini, 1900s– minier (comparative), 1900s– miniest (superlative), 1900s– mini-est (superlative), 1900s– minnier (comparative), 1900s– minniest (superlative). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mini- comb. form. Etymology: < mini- comb. form. Very small, tiny; (also) reduced in scale, range of operation, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind demi1418 young1550 minikin1566 dwarf-like1582 diminutive1602 minitive?1602 diminute1611 pocket1621 Lilliputian1726 duodecimo1780 toy1821 minified1841 junior1860 toy-sized1861 Lilliput1867 toyish1871 mini1963 1963 Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 13 A ‘mini’ census covering one householder in ten will be taken by the Government in 1966. 1966 Punch 7 Dec. 857/1 Leg make-up..gives sitting-down confidence to the wearer of the miniest skirt. 1967 Word Study Dec. 3/2 There's nothing mini about their wages. 1992 Time 6 July 36/2 The so-called Dniester Republic (pop. 600,000) is among the miniest of ministates. 2000 Indianapolis Star (Nexis) 21 Feb. c7 The 37-year-old player..once toiled on the ‘minniest of mini-tours’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : mini-comb. form < n.¹1959n.²1966n.³1971n.⁴1978adj.1963 see also
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