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English adjective: minuscule | |||
| 1. | minuscule of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries | ||
| Synonyms | minuscular | ||
| See also | lowercase | ||
| Antonyms | majuscule | ||
| 2. | minuscule lowercase | ||
| Samples | Little a. Small a. E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters. | ||
| Synonyms | little, small | ||
| Similar | lowercase | ||
| Antonyms | uppercase | ||
| 3. | minuscule very small | ||
| Samples | A minuscule kitchen. A minuscule amount of rain fell. | ||
| Synonyms | miniscule | ||
| Similar | little, small | ||
| Antonyms | big, large | ||
English noun: minuscule | |||
| 1. | minuscule (communication) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | ||
| Synonyms | lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | character, grapheme, graphic symbol | ||
| Antonyms | capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital | ||
| 2. | minuscule (communication) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand | ||
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