minuscule Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mi*nus"cule noun
Etymology
L. minusculus rather small, fr. minus less: cf. F. minuscule.
Definitions
  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).

Webster 1913