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1. (adj.) minuscule
very small.
2. minuscule
(of letters or writing) small; not capital.
3. minuscule
written in such letters
4. (n.) minuscule
a minuscule letter.
5. minuscule
a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a .d . from the uncial, which it afterward superseded.
Etymology: (1695–1705; < L minusculus smallish. See minus , -cule1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
2. (adj) minuscule
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
3. (adj) minuscule, minuscular
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
4. (adj) little, minuscule, small
lowercase
"little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
5. (adj) minuscule, miniscule
very small
"a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) minuscule
of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules
2. (noun) minuscule
any very small, minute object
3. (noun) minuscule
a small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters
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