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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•nus•cule /ˈmɪnəˌskyul, mɪˈnʌskyul/USA pronunciation adj. - very small.
See -min-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•nus•cule (min′ə skyo̅o̅l′, mi nus′kyo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation 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- a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a.d.from the uncial, which it afterward superseded.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. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: minuscule /ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl/ n - a lower-case letter
- writing using such letters
- a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from the uncial
adj - relating to, printed in, or written in small letters
Compare majuscule - very small
- (of letters) lower-case
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Latin (littera) minuscula very small (letter), diminutive of minorminuscular /mɪˈnʌskjʊlə/ adj |