minimizer

noun

Etymology

From minimize + -er. In the linguistics sense, coined by American linguist Dwight Bolinger in 1972.

Definitions

  1. That which minimizes.

  2. A word or phrase referring to a very small quantity of something, used to reinforce a…

    A word or phrase referring to a very small quantity of something, used to reinforce a negative sentence.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for minimizer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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