pocket-size

pocket-size
adjective
1. limited in size or scope
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a small business

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a newspaper with a modest circulation

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small-scale plans

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a pocket-size country

Syn: ↑minor, ↑modest, ↑small, ↑small-scale, ↑pocket-sized
Similar to: ↑limited
Derivationally related forms: ↑smallness (for: ↑small)
2. small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
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pocket-size paperbacks

Syn: ↑pocket-sized, ↑pocketable
Similar to: ↑small, ↑little

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective or pocket-sized \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
1. : of a size convenient for the pocket

a pocket-size book

2. : small in scale : diminutive

a pocket-size country

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/pok"it suyz'/, adj.
small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
[1905-10]

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ˈpocket-sized [pocket-sized] (also ˈpocket-size) adjective
small enough to fit into your pocket or to be carried easily

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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