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minuscule definition

mi·nus·cule (mi nuskyo̵̅o̅l′, mini skyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

  1. a small cursive script developed from the uncial and used in medieval manuscripts
  2. a letter in this script
  3. any small, or lower-case, letter

Etymology: Fr < L minusculus, rather small, dim. < minor: see minor

adjective

  1. of, in, like, or having the nature of minuscules
  2. very small; tiny; minute

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