minuscule (adj.)

  1. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

    [ Syn: minuscular ]

    minuscule (n.)

  1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositors type case

    [ Syn: small letter , lowercase , lower-case letter ]

  2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

    minuscule (adj.)

  1. lowercase; little a; small a; e.e.cummingss poetry is written all in minuscule letters

    [ Syn: little , small ]

  2. very small; a minuscule kitchen; a minuscule amount of rain fell

    [ Syn: miniscule ]

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