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Minuscule

ˈmɪnɪskjuːl

Minuscule definitions

adjective

Inflections:

minuscule miniscule

extremely small; tiny

"a minuscule fragment of DNA"

Synonyms:
tiny minute microscopic nanoscopic very small little micro microscale diminutive miniature baby toy midget dwarf pygmy Lilliputian infinitesimal
- so small as to be insignificant
  
  "he believed the risk of infection was minuscule"
of or in lower-case letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials
- of or in a small cursive script of the Roman alphabet, with ascenders and descenders, developed in the 7th century AD

noun

Inflections:

minuscule miniscule minuscules

minuscule script

"the humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the Carolingian minuscule"
- a small or lower-case letter