Search Result:minuscule
KK Pronunciation
〔 mIˋnʌskjul 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊminәskjuːl,miˊnʌskjuːl 〕
Overview of noun minuscule
The noun minuscule has 2 senses
- small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule -- (the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case)
- minuscule -- (a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts)
Overview of adj minuscule
The adj minuscule has 3 senses
- minuscule, minuscular -- (of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries)
- little, minuscule, small -- (lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters")
- minuscule, miniscule -- (very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell")