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Minuscule

see synonyms of minuscule

Noun

1. lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter

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

2. minuscule

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

Adjective

3. minuscular, minuscule

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

4. little, minuscule, small

lowercase

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

5. miniscule, minuscule

very small

Example Sentences:
'a minuscule kitchen'
'a minuscule amount of rain fell'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Minuscule

see synonyms of minuscule
noun
1. 
a lower-case letter
2. 
writing using such letters
3. 
a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from the uncial
adjective
4. 
relating to, printed in, or written in small letters
Compare majuscule
5. 
very small
6. 
(of letters) lower-case

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Minuscule

see synonyms of minuscule
noun
1. 
a small cursive script developed from the uncial and used in medieval manuscripts
2. 
a letter in this script
3. 
any small, or lower-case, letter
adjective
4. 
of, in, like, or having the nature of minuscules
5. 
very small; tiny; minute

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Minuscule

see synonyms of minuscule
adj.
1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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