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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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). 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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}] 




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