Hypertext Webster Gateway: "minuscule"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.
minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]
1. Any very small, minute object.

2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;
a manuscript written in such letters. -- a. Of the size
and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.

These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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}]


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