minuscule

adjective

Very small; tiny. synonym: small.

adjective

Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.

noun

A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

noun

A letter written in minuscule.

noun

A lowercase letter.

Small; of reduced form, as a letter; of or pertaining to writing in minuscule.

noun

The kind of reduced alphabetical character which, originating in the seventh century, was from about the ninth substituted in writing for the large uncial previously in use, and from which the small letter of modern Greek and Roman alphabets was derived; hence, a small or lower-case letter in writing or printing, as distinguished from a capital or majuscule.

noun

Any very small, minute object.

noun

A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.

adjective

Of or relating to a minuscule{2} or of a script written in minuscules{2}; of the size and style of minuscules{2}; written in minuscules{2}; minuscular.