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# mini

«mini» in Mova's school dictionary: **very small or smaller than usual: a mini pizza, a mini test** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective/prefix (mini — before a noun: a mini quiz); noun (a mini, minis); proper noun (a Mini — a car)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mini means very small or smaller than usual: a mini pizza, a mini test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#m1)

2) As the start of a word (mini-), it means "small": minibus, minibeast, miniskirt, mini-golf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#m2)

3) A Mini is a small British car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#m3)

4) (informal) A mini is a short skirt (a miniskirt). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, mini is everyday talk: «mini whiteboards», «a mini quiz», «minibeasts» (small creatures like woodlice and beetles in science), «a mini project». In maths, «mini» is not a measurement; it only tells you something is small. Phrases: «mini whiteboard», «minibeast hunt», «mini-golf», «mini version», «mini break».

### examples

- Write your answer on your mini whiteboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x1)
- We went on a minibeast hunt and found three snails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x2)
- The party had mini sausages and mini muffins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x3)
- Our class went to the zoo in a minibus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x4)
- Let's have a mini quiz before lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x5)
- Grandma drove a little red Mini. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x6)
- We played mini-golf on holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/#x7)

### note

Often joined to the next word (minibus) or with a hyphen (mini-golf), or written separately before a noun (mini quiz). Opposite: maxi, mega, giant. «Mini» comes from «miniature». Capital M for the car brand. Not a number: «mini» does not tell you how small.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mini» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.