English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Miniature Pronunciation
Miniature is pronounced MI-nee-uh-chuur, IPA /ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊr/.
MI-nee-uh-chuur
US /ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊr/ · UK /ˈmɪnɪtʃə/
Syllables: MI · nee · uh · chuur (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Very small in size compared with the usual version of the same thing.
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Miniature in a Sentence
- She collects miniature railway carriages.
- A miniature of his mother hung by the stairs.
- They sell miniature bottles at the counter.
Common Mispronunciations of Miniature
Not mi-nee-uh-TYUUR
Front beat, and the ture ending softens to chuur instead of standing up as tyoor.
Not MY-nee-uh-chuur
Short i at the start, as in mint. A long eye there has no basis in the spelling.
Tip: Written with four beats, MI-nee-uh-chuur, but most speakers run it down to three, MI-nuh-cher.
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