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minuscule

/'m/I/n/@/,sk/j//u/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

    adj.all

    Synonyms minuscular
    Antonyms majuscule

    Source: WordNet 3.0

noun

  1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

    noun.communication

    Synonyms lower-case letter lowercase small letter
    Antonyms capital capital letter majuscule upper-case letter uppercase

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Any very small, minute object.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. lowercase

    adj.all

    Examples
    E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters.
    Synonyms little small

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. very small

    adj.all

    Examples
    A minuscule kitchen.
    A minuscule amount of rain fell.
    Synonyms bantam diminutive flyspeck lilliputian midget miniscule petite tiny

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

minuetminuitminumminusminus signminuscularminutaryminuteminute bookminute gunminute handminute of arc

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