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diminutive (s) (noun), diminutives (pl)
1. A suffix or a word which shows that something or a person is small.
2. An informal identification or form of a name: "Diminutives are used to indicate a name; such as, Richie or Rich for Richard, John for Jonathan, or Gin or Ginny for Virginia."
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