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minuscule

mi·nus·cule

UK/ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/ US/ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl/ rare
adjective (3) noun (2)

adjective

1.

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

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2.

lowercase

  • “little a”
  • “small a”
  • “e.e.cummings”
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3.

very small

  • “a minuscule kitchen”
  • “a minuscule amount of rain fell”
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noun

1.

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

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2.

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

Origin

From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Phrases

  • Caroline minuscule
  • Carolingian minuscule
  • humanist minuscule
  • minuscule cursive

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See also

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.