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
\minuscule\ adj. a.
Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in
minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2];
written in minuscules[2]; minuscular.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).
[1913 Webster]