Understanding the meaning of minuscule

minuscule

/'mɪnə,skjul/

noun
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
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lower-case letter lowercase small letter

type of:
grapheme graph character graphic symbol
adjective
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
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minuscular

Opposite:

majuscule
adjective
lowercase
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"e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

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little small lowercase
adjective
extremely small
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"a minuscule kitchen" "a minuscule amount of rain fell"

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miniscule small little
noun
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
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type of:
longhand cursive cursive script running hand

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