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minuscule

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min·us·cule  (mn-skyl, m-nskyl) also min·is·cule (mn-skyl)
adj.
1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
2. Of, relating to, or written in miniscule.
n.
1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.
2. A letter written in minuscule.
3. A lowercase letter.

[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]

mi·nuscu·lar (m-nsky-lr) adj.

minuscule [min-niss-skyool]
Adjective
very small [Latin (littera) minuscula very small (letter)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.minusculeminuscule - the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
2.minuscule - a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
Adj.1.minuscule - of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"
majuscule - of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
2.minuscule - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"
3.minuscule - very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

minuscule
Translations
Spanish minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] adjminúsculo
French minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] adjminuscule
German minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] adjwinzig
Italian minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] adjminuscolo/a

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