"minuscule" in the noun sense
1. small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
2. minuscule
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
"minuscule" in the adjective sense
1. minuscule, minuscular
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial 7th to 9th centuries
2. little, minuscule, small
lowercase
"little a"
"small a"
"e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
3. minuscule, miniscule
extremely small
"a minuscule kitchen"
"a minuscule amount of rain fell"
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