Found 2 items, similar to Minuscule.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: minuscule
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]
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn:
small letter,
lower case,
lower-case letter] [ant:
capital]
2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th
and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Minuscule
Minuscule
\Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.
minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]
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1. Any very small, minute object.
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2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;
a manuscript written in such letters.
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