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min·us·cule M0322900 (mĭn′ə-skyo͞ol′, mĭ-nŭs′kyo͞ol′) also min·is·cule (mĭn′ĭ-skyo͞ol′)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.
[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mi·nus′cu·lar (mĭ-nŭs′kyə-lər) adj.minuscule (ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl) or minisculen1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a lower-case letter2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) writing using such letters3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from the uncialadj4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) relating to, printed in, or written in small letters. Compare majuscule5. very small6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of letters) lower-case[C18: from French, from Latin (littera) minuscula very small (letter), diminutive of minor] minuscular adjmi•nus•cule (ˈmɪn əˌskyul, mɪˈnʌs kyul)
adj. 1. very small. 2. (of letters or writing) small; not capital. 3. written in such letters (opposed to majuscule). n. 4. a minuscule letter. 5. a small cursive script developed in the 7th century A.D. from the uncial, which it afterward superseded. [1695–1705; < Latin minusculus smallish. See minus, -cule1] mi•nus′cu•lar, adj. usage: minuscule, from Latin minus meaning “less,” has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, probably under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Though this spelling occurs frequently in edited writing, it is usually considered an error. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  minuscule - the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type caselowercase, lower-case letter, small lettergrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" | | 2. | minuscule - a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscriptscursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | | Adj. | 1. |  minuscule - of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuriesminuscularlowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"majuscule - of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries | | 2. | minuscule - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"small, littlelowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc" | | 3. |  minuscule - very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"minisculelittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
minusculeadjective tiny, little, minute, fine, very small, miniature, microscopic, diminutive, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportionsminuscule also miniscule
adjectiveExtremely small:diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.TranslationsMinusculeenUK
Minuscule an ancient and medieval Latin and Greek, including Byzantine, handwriting style consisting of minuscules, or lowercase letters. Minuscule developed from the cursive hand of the late eighth century. Minuscules in the Latin alphabet include the Caroline minuscule of the late eighth to 15th centuries and the Gothic minuscule of the 12th to 15th centuries. The Greek cursive of the ninth and tenth centuries is a minuscule script based on the Greek alphabet. From the 13th century both majuscule and minuscule letters were used in the Latin script, serving different functions. minusculeenUK
Synonyms for minusculeadj tinySynonyms- tiny
- little
- minute
- fine
- very small
- miniature
- microscopic
- diminutive
- infinitesimal
- teeny-weeny
- Lilliputian
- teensy-weensy
Synonyms for minusculeadj extremely smallSynonyms- diminutive
- dwarf
- Lilliputian
- midget
- miniature
- minute
- pygmy
- tiny
- wee
- peewee
- pintsize
- pintsized
- teensy-weensy
- teensy
- teeny
- teeny-weeny
- weeny
Synonyms for minusculenoun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type caseSynonyms- lowercase
- lower-case letter
- small letter
Related Words- grapheme
- graphic symbol
- character
noun a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscriptsRelated Words- cursive
- cursive script
- longhand
- running hand
adj of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncialSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj lowercaseSynonymsRelated Wordsadj very smallSynonymsRelated Words |