minuscule
1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case • Syn: small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter • Ant: uppercase (for: lowercase) • Hypernyms: character, grapheme, graphic symbol 2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts • Derivationally related forms: minuscular • Hypernyms: longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script
1. lowercase - little a - small a - e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters • Syn: little, small • Similar to: lowercase 2. very small - a minuscule kitchen - a minuscule amount of rain fell • Syn: miniscule • Similar to: small, little 3. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries • Syn: minuscular • Ant: majuscule • See Also: lowercase • Derivationally related forms: minuscule (for: minuscular)
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