a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a.d. from the uncial, which it afterward superseded.
Origin of minuscule
First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin minusculus “smallish, pretty small, minor”; see minus, -cule1
usage note for minuscule
Minuscule, from Latin minus meaning “less,” has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, perhaps under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Although this newer spelling is criticized by many, it occurs with such frequency in edited writing that some consider it a variant spelling rather than a misspelling.
OTHER WORDS FROM minuscule
mi·nus·cu·lar,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH minuscule
minuscule , minimal
Words nearby minuscule
Minucius Felix, minuend, minuet, Minuit, minus, minuscule, minus cyclophoria, minus sight, minus sign, minute, minute gun
In a preliminary study that has not yet been reviewed by other researchers, Ristenpart and his team found that homemade cotton masks can shed minuscule particles as people breathe.
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They are highly susceptible to disturbances from everything from stray magnetic fields to the minuscule imperfections in the control electronics or materials used to build the device.
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They predicted a similarly minuscule drop for September, to just over 10 percent.
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Radioactivity revealed a new sort of energy, of vast quantity, hidden within the most minuscule components of matter — the parts that made up atoms.
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Here and there, clumps of particles have created galaxies and stars, but these are just minuscule specks on an otherwise unblemished cosmic canvas.
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Out of that minuscule number of bisexual roles, only two were male characters.
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Havens thinks that the cost differences for consumers will be minuscule, according to rough model calculations.
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The potential cost is huge; the short-term benefits are minuscule.
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If so, such documents could have proven that Bo and Gu lived beyond their apparent means, since government salaries are minuscule.
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But by your own testimony, the leak was minuscule and could have been easily cleaned up without it.