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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesminiare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: miˈnjaːre
"Il copista iniziò a miniare il codice antico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; especially, to illuminate manuscripts with red letters.
"The medieval monk carefully proceeded to miniate the capital letters of the sacred text."
- 1
Painted or tinged with red lead or vermilion; red.
"The ancient manuscript featured a distinct miniate border along the margin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'miniatus', past participle of 'miniare' meaning to color with minium (red lead), stemming from 'minium' (cinnabar or red lead). Historically used in medieval manuscript illumination to describe the painting or writing of letters in red.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miniate" is said worldwide
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enluminer
Transliteration: ã-ly-mi-ne
"Le moine a pris soin d'enluminer les lettres capitales."
mit Mennige bemalen
Transliteration: mit mɛnɪɡə bəˈmaːlən
"Der Mönch hat die Handschrift mit Mennige bemalen."
miniare
Transliteration: miˈnjaːre
"Il copista iniziò a miniare il codice antico."
miniar
Transliteration: miˈnjaɾ
"El amanuense solía miniar las iniciales del manuscrito."
miniar
Transliteration: miˈnjaɾ
"O monge começou a miniar as letras capitulares."
लाल रंग से रंगना
Transliteration: lal rang se rangna
"मध्ययुगीन पांडulipi में लाल रंग से रंगना आम था।"
用朱砂涂红
Transliteration: yòng zhūshā tú hóng
"中世纪的抄写员用朱砂涂红手稿的标题。"
붉은 납으로 칠하다
Transliteration: bulgeun nabeuro chilhada
"중세 필사자는 필사본의 대문자를 붉은 납으로 칠하다."
朱色で彩る
Transliteration: shuiro de irodoru
"中世の写本師は頭文字を朱色で彩る。"
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