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- pronunciation:
- vin
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like.
The little book is a collection of vignettes describing each small town the author visited as she traveled through France.- similar words:
- portrait
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| definition 2: |
a decorative design or illustration at the beginning or end of a chapter or book, or on the border of a page.
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| definition 3: |
a graphic representation, such as a drawing or photograph, that shades off at the edges so that it has no definite border.
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| related words: |
act, episode, illustration, miniature |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vignettes, vignetting, vignetted |
| definition 1: |
to shade off at the edges (a drawing or photograph).
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| definition 2: |
to give a brief description or characterization of; sketch.
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| derivation: |
vignettist (n.) |
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