Definitions for minuscule

Definitions for (noun) minuscule

Main entry: minuscule

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


Main entry: lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter

Definition: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case


Definitions for (adj) minuscule

Main entry: miniscule, minuscule

Definition: very small

Usage: a minuscule kitchen; a minuscule amount of rain fell


Main entry: little, small, minuscule

Definition: lowercase

Usage: little a; small a; e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters


Main entry: minuscular, minuscule

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


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