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Minuscule - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Minuscule : adj
1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from
uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscular] [ant:
majuscule]
2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is
written all in minuscule letters" [syn: little, small]
3: very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of
rain fell" [syn: miniscule]
(noun)
1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn: small letter, lower case,
lower-case letter] [ant: capital]
2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th
and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Minuscule : \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.
minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]
1. Any very small, minute object.
2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;
a manuscript written in such letters. -- a. Of the size
and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.
These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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