in miniature

phrasal

: in a greatly diminished size, form, or scale : in microcosm

imitating in miniature the elaborate programmes of the state universities — W.L.Sperry

a … carnival which is a sort of Mardi Gras fiesta in miniature — Green Peyton

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in miniature

On a small or reduced scale

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in miniature phrase

the same in appearance as someone or something else but much smaller

The theatre had been beautifully reproduced in miniature.

Thesaurus: small in size_synonym

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on a small scale, but otherwise a replica

a place that is Greece in miniature

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in miniature

: in a very small form : on a very small scale

The model depicts the project in miniature.

The little boy looks like his father in miniature.

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in miniature idiom

on a very small scale

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a doll's house with everything in miniature

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Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.

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