minuscule

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minuscule

The poet wrote the entire verse in minuscule letters.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Extremely small; tiny: Refers to something of a very small size or amount.
    • Written in lowercase letters: Pertaining to or consisting of small letters, as opposed to capitals or majuscules.
    • Relating to a historical script: Of or relating to a small, cursive script developed from uncial writing, used from the 7th to 9th centuries.

  2. Noun:

    • A historical script: A small, cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries, used in medieval manuscripts.
    • A lowercase letter: A small letter, as opposed to a capital.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The budget for the project was minuscule, forcing us to be very creative.
    • The poet e.e. cummings famously used minuscule letters in his works.
    • Archaeologists found minuscule fragments of pottery at the site.

  • Noun:

    • The scribe carefully copied the text in a beautiful minuscule.
    • In typography, the 'a' and 'b' are minuscules.
Advanced Usage
  • "of minuscule importance": of very little or no significance.
    • The difference in their opinions was of minuscule importance to the final decision.
Variants and Related Words
  • Minusculely (adverb): in a minuscule manner; very slightly.
    • The results varied only minusculely from the predicted model.
Synonyms
  • Tiny: extremely small.
  • Minute: extremely small in size or degree.
  • Microscopic: so small as to be visible only with a microscope; figuratively, very small.
  • Lowercase: (specifically for letters) not capitalized.
Antonyms
  • Enormous: very large in size, quantity, or extent.
  • Gigantic: of very great size or extent; huge.
  • Majuscule: a large letter, either capital or uncial.
  • Capital: (in typography) a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names.
minuscule

The poet wrote the entire verse in minuscule letters.

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

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