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minuscule |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small fr minus less: cf F. minuscule.] 1. Any very small minute object. 2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters. -- a. Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules. These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: minuscule adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: {minuscular}] [ant: {majuscule}] 2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [syn: {little}, {small}] 3: very small "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" [syn: {miniscule}]
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