minisculen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnᵻskjuːl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnəˌskjul/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: minuscule adj.

Etymology: Variant of minuscule adj., probably arising partly from shift of stress from the second to the first syllable, and partly from association with miniature adj., minimum adj., etc.The form miniscule has attracted much attention both in usage guides and in journalism. Compare Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) at miniscule, and also:1977 Listener 15 Dec. 782/3 The mis-spelling of the quasi-scientific term minuscule, as miniscule is now so common it is close to becoming accepted English.1980 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 8 June 16/2 The old-fashioned spelling is ‘minuscule’, but trendy people are pronouncing it ‘mi-NIS-kyool’, so what the hell.

A. n.

Palaeography and Typography (a) = minuscule n. 1a; (b) = minuscule n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > small letter

minuscule1701

miniscule1871

society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > lower case or small letter

minuscule1701

smalls1834

miniscule1871

1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 3001/1 The miniscule is the prevailing character in the Latin manuscript of the ninth century.

1908 Antiquary 44 284/1 The letters of the inscription are all miniscules, with the exception of the monogram.

1990 R. F. Collins These Things have been Written ii. vi. 120 Were the variant readings of v. 13 offered by the Codex Bezae, the Sinaitic Syriac version and a few Greek miniscules to be accepted, we would have still another example of typical Johannine style.

2005 T. E. Woods How Catholic Church built Western Civilization ii. 18 Carolingian miniscule—developed by the monks of the Catholic Church—was crucial to building the literacy of Western civilization.

B. adj.

1. Palaeography and Typography. = minuscule adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > small

minuscule1835

miniscule1874

1874 Archæologia Cambrensis 5 277 The legend is in Roman capitals of a debased type, with a tendency to the miniscule form.

1898 J. Southward Mod. Printing I. xxii. 139 Each of the text letters already named has its own lower case or ‘miniscule’ letters.

1937 Amer. Hist. Rev. 42 864 Are the N's and M's attempts to reproduce miniscule cursive letters?

1987 D. Higgins Pattern Poetry ii. 31/2 On folio 3^r there is a labyrinth in Visigothic miniscule letters which includes the words ‘Florentius indignum memorare’.

2. Extremely small, tiny. Cf. minuscule adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

tinea1400

little weea1525

undersmall?1527

little little1542

perpusil1598

tiny1598

punctual1605

minute1606

pygmya1616

exiguous1630

atomical1646

minutulous1651

puncticular1658

arenulous1664

myriate1665

minimal1666

minim1671

infinitesimal1733

minutissim1768

weeny1790

midgety1798

teeny1802

pinpoint1807

atomic1809

homuncular1822

minnow1824

weeshy1825

pinhead1835

finitesimal1836

homoeopathic1838

teeny-weeny1842

teenty1844

teenty-taunty1844

teeny-tiny1849

submolecular1854

teensy1856

super-compact1860

midget1865

ultramicroscopic1870

pilulous1871

teensy-weensy1872

tee-tiny1872

minuscule1878

smitchy1888

eeny-weeny1894

eensy-weensy1904

pygmean1904

ultramicroscopical1904

bitsy1905

bitty1905

totty1906

millimetric1909

miniscule1909

minuscular1911

insectual1912

micro1931

eeny1933

eensy1940

submicrogram1941

submillimetre1954

diddy1963

mini1963

micro-mini1967

1909 F. Miltoun Castles & Chateaux Old Burgundy ii. 45 The part played by the miniscule city [sc. Vezelay] itself has been no less important in more mundane matters.

1940 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 27 482 Ill-conceived, half-baked, miniscule monographs which indicate that the candidate can do spadework but not that he can dig a ditch.

1948 N.Y. Times 12 Dec. vii. 5 Now once again these miniscule land areas have faded from our interests.

1968 G. Daws Shoal of Time iv. 136 France's real involvement at the islands was, and always had been, miniscule.

1987 B. Moore Colour of Blood x. 67 A waitress placed a glass of water and a miniscule cup of coffee before the sole customer.

2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xv. 448 Bougainville copper mine..has never reopened despite the efforts of the country's miniscule police force and army that provoked a civil war.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miniscule
释义	minisculen.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪnᵻskjuːl/, U.S. /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: minuscule adj. Etymology: Variant of minuscule adj., probably arising partly from shift of stress from the second to the first syllable, and partly from association with miniature adj., minimum adj., etc.The form miniscule has attracted much attention both in usage guides and in journalism. Compare Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) at miniscule, and also:1977 Listener 15 Dec. 782/3 The mis-spelling of the quasi-scientific term minuscule, as miniscule is now so common it is close to becoming accepted English.1980 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 8 June 16/2 The old-fashioned spelling is ‘minuscule’, but trendy people are pronouncing it ‘mi-NIS-kyool’, so what the hell. A. n. Palaeography and Typography (a) = minuscule n. 1a; (b) = minuscule n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > small letter minuscule1701 miniscule1871 society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > lower case or small letter minuscule1701 smalls1834 miniscule1871 1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 3001/1 The miniscule is the prevailing character in the Latin manuscript of the ninth century. 1908 Antiquary 44 284/1 The letters of the inscription are all miniscules, with the exception of the monogram. 1990 R. F. Collins These Things have been Written ii. vi. 120 Were the variant readings of v. 13 offered by the Codex Bezae, the Sinaitic Syriac version and a few Greek miniscules to be accepted, we would have still another example of typical Johannine style. 2005 T. E. Woods How Catholic Church built Western Civilization ii. 18 Carolingian miniscule—developed by the monks of the Catholic Church—was crucial to building the literacy of Western civilization. B. adj. 1. Palaeography and Typography. = minuscule adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > small minuscule1835 miniscule1874 1874 Archæologia Cambrensis 5 277 The legend is in Roman capitals of a debased type, with a tendency to the miniscule form. 1898 J. Southward Mod. Printing I. xxii. 139 Each of the text letters already named has its own lower case or ‘miniscule’ letters. 1937 Amer. Hist. Rev. 42 864 Are the N's and M's attempts to reproduce miniscule cursive letters? 1987 D. Higgins Pattern Poetry ii. 31/2 On folio 3^r there is a labyrinth in Visigothic miniscule letters which includes the words ‘Florentius indignum memorare’. 2. Extremely small, tiny. Cf. minuscule adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 1909 F. Miltoun Castles & Chateaux Old Burgundy ii. 45 The part played by the miniscule city [sc. Vezelay] itself has been no less important in more mundane matters. 1940 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 27 482 Ill-conceived, half-baked, miniscule monographs which indicate that the candidate can do spadework but not that he can dig a ditch. 1948 N.Y. Times 12 Dec. vii. 5 Now once again these miniscule land areas have faded from our interests. 1968 G. Daws Shoal of Time iv. 136 France's real involvement at the islands was, and always had been, miniscule. 1987 B. Moore Colour of Blood x. 67 A waitress placed a glass of water and a miniscule cup of coffee before the sole customer. 2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xv. 448 Bougainville copper mine..has never reopened despite the efforts of the country's miniscule police force and army that provoked a civil war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1871
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