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diminutive

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diminutive

Summary

diminutive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • diminutive is a type of derivative[2].
  • diminutive is part of morphology[3].
  • diminutive's Commons category is recorded as Diminutive[4].
  • diminutive is the opposite of augmentative[5].
  • diminutive's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diminutive[6].
  • diminutive's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • diminutive's topic has template is recorded as Q53232562[8].
  • diminutive's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dim'}[9].
  • diminutive's different from is recorded as diminutive[10].
  • diminutive's different from is recorded as diminutive[11].

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Definition and Type

diminutive is a type of derivative[2]. diminutive is the opposite of augmentative[5].

Use and Application

diminutive is part of morphology[3].

Why It Matters

diminutive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month).[1] diminutive has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] diminutive is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → morphology
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Different from → diminutive, diminutive
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537218805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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