Definition of Minuscule. Meaning of Minuscule. Synonyms of Minuscule

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Definition of Minuscule

Minuscule
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).

Meaning of Minuscule from wikipedia

- capitals (more formally majuscule) and smaller lowercase (more formally minuscule) in the written representation of certain languages. The writing systems...
- Carolingian minuscule or Caroline minuscule is a script which developed as a calligraphic standard in the medieval European period so that the Latin alphabet...
- Gr**** minuscule was a Gr**** writing style which was developed as a book hand in Byzantine m****cripts during the 9th and 10th centuries. It replaced the...
- formality and increased speed of writing" came "set minuscule", "cursive minuscule" and "current minuscule". These were used for non-scriptural texts, letters...
- In mathematical representation theory, a minuscule representation of a semisimple Lie algebra or group is an irreducible representation such that the...
- Look up minuscule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Minuscule may refer to: of very small size Lower case letter, see Letter case § Minuscule Mini scule...
- Carolingian minuscule is the primitive minuscule as modified by the influence of the cursive or a cursive based on the primitive minuscule. Its place of...
- consisting of thousands of signs. New Roman cursive script, also known as minuscule cursive, was in use from the 3rd century to the 7th century, and uses...
- formerly taken by ⟨R⟩. The minuscule form ⟨r⟩ developed through several variations on the capital form. Along with Latin minuscule writing in general, it...
- Humanist minuscule, or whiteletter, is a handwriting script or style of script that was invented in secular circles in Italy, at the beginning of the...