how to pronounce mini

/ˈmɪniː/

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mini is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mini in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… character sheets a mini rulebook and …”

meanings of mini

noun:

A minicomputer.
A miniskirt.
A model of compact car, originally built by BMC in the United Kingdom, and later by BMW.

adjective:

Miniature, tiny, small.

mini frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word mini occurs in english on average 39.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mini can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mini can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;