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   minuscule

   /ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely small; tiny: "a minuscule fragment of DNA"
   • ▪ so small as to be insignificant: informal "he believed the risk of infection was minuscule"
   • 2. of or in lower-case letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials.
   • ▪ of or in a small cursive script of the Roman alphabet, with ascenders and descenders, developed in the 7th century ad.

   noun

   • 1. minuscule script: "the humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the Carolingian minuscule"
   • ▪ a small or lower-case letter.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French, from Latin minuscula (littera) ‘somewhat smaller (letter)’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. minuscular adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMINUSCULE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MINUSCULE definition: 1. extremely small: 2. extremely small: 3. extremely small: . Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMINUSCULE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. a lower-case letter 2. writing using such letters 3. a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from.... Click for more definitions.

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   minuscule: [adjective] written in or in the size or style of minuscules.

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   MINUSCULE meaning: 1. extremely small: 2. extremely small: 3. extremely small: . Learn more.

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   Definition of minuscule adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   When something is teeny tiny, it is minuscule. If your mother calls your miniskirt minuscule, it probably means she wants you to change into something a bit less revealing.

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   Minuscule definition: very small.. See examples of MINUSCULE used in a sentence.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › minuscule_nminuscule, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    What does the word minuscule mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word minuscule. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. minuscule has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. handwriting and calligraphy (early 1700s) printing and typography (early 1700s) palaeography (early 1700s)

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    Define minuscule. minuscule synonyms, minuscule pronunciation, minuscule translation, English dictionary definition of minuscule. also min·is·cule adj. 1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.