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min·us·cule M0322900 (mĭn′ə-skyo͞ol′, mĭ-nŭs′kyo͞ol′) also min·is·cule (mĭn′ĭ-skyo͞ol′)adj.1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.n.1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.2. A letter written in minuscule.3. A lowercase letter.
[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mi·nus′cu·lar (mĭ-nŭs′kyə-lər) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  minuscular - of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuriesminusculelowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc" |
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