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Minuscule

adjective

Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries. Synonym: minuscular. Antonym: majuscule.

Lowercase. Synonyms: little, small. "Small a" , "E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

Very small. Synonym: miniscule. "A minuscule amount of rain fell"

noun

The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case. Synonyms: lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter. Antonym: uppercase.

A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

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"Minuscule" Quotes from Famous Books

... bel mango?" Her basket of mangoes certainly weighs as much as herself.... "a qui l bel avocat?," The alligator-pear—cuts and tastes like beautiful green cheese... "a qui l escargot?" Call her, if you like snails.... "Ca qui l titiri?" Minuscule fish, of which a thousand would scarcely fill a tea-cup;—one of the most delicate of Martinique dishes.... "a qui l canna?—a qui l charbon?—a qui l di pain aub?" (Who wants ducks, charcoal, or pretty little loaves shaped like cucumbers.)... "a qui l pain-mi?" A sweet ...

— Two Years in the French West Indies • Lafcadio Hearn