Miniature is a noun which could a greatly diminished size or form; a reduced scale, a small version of something; a model of reduced scale; a small, highly detailed painting; a portrait miniature; the art of painting such highly detailed miniature works; an illustration in an illuminated manuscript; a musical composition which is short in duration; a token in a game (gaming) representing a unit or character; lettering in red; rubric distinction; and a particular feature or trait. Its derived terms are miniaturist and miniaturism. A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer • Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting • Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture • Miniature (illuminated manuscript), a small painting in an illuminated text • Persian miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album • Ottoman miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album • Mughal miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album