Noun
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a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
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the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
- small letter - lower case letter
Adjective
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very small
"a minuscule kitchen"
"a minuscule amount of rain fell"
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lowercase
"little a"
"small a"
"e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
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of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial
7th to 9th centuries