a lower-case letter writing using such letters a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from the uncial
relating to, printed in, or written in small letters
Compare majusculevery small (of letters) lower-case
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min•is•cule
(min′ə skyo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- minuscule.
- See minuscule.
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mi•nus•cule
(min′ə skyo̅o̅l′, mi nus′kyo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
mi•nus′cu•lar, adj.
- very small.
- (of letters or writing) small;
not capital. - written in such letters (opposed to majuscule).
n.
- a minuscule letter.
- a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a.d.from the uncial, which it afterward superseded.
- Latin minusculus smallish. See minus, -cule1
- 1695–1705
- Minuscule, from Latin minus meaning "less,'' has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, perhaps under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense "of a small size.'' Although this newer spelling is criticized by many, it occurs with such frequency in edited writing that some consider it a variant spelling rather than a misspelling.
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