 minuscule |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lowercase | |
| Synonyms: | small little | |
| Examples: | "little a" "small a" "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" |
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| Related terms: | lowercase | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries | |
| Synonyms: | minuscular | |
| Related terms: | majuscule lowercase | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts | |
| Related terms: | longhand | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | |
| Synonyms: | lower_case lower-case_letter small_letter | |
| Related terms: | capital character | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] very small | |
| Synonyms: | miniscule | |
| Examples: | "a minuscule kitchen" "a minuscule amount of rain fell" |
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| Related terms: | small | |
| Similar spelling: |
miniscule minuscular |
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