LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Which is the Latin root word meaning “little or small?”
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min
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liber
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Latin minutia, incidentally, comes from minutus, an adjective meaning “small” that was created from the verb minuere, meaning “to lessen.” A familiar descendant of minutus is minute.
Detailed explanation-2: -From New Latin micro-(“small”), from Ancient Greek (mikrós, “small”).
Detailed explanation-3: -adjective. If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. Only a minute amount is needed. Synonyms: small, little, tiny, miniature More Synonyms of minute.
Detailed explanation-4: -Min. is a written abbreviation for minimum, or for, minutes or, minute1.
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