Definition of "mini" []

• Something that is distinctively smaller than other members of its type or class. (noun)
• A miniskirt. (noun)

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• "Magnetic resonance imaging MRI scans have led to another confusing use of the term mini-stroke."
• "The term mini greenhouse can refer to several styles of greenhouse:"
• "He has four TVs—including a 46-inch Internet TV and a 37-inch screen in what he called a "mini man cave"—but still prefers a transistor radio and his pair of half-broken headphones."