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...
- In mathematical representation theory, a minuscule representation of a semisimple Lie algebra or group is an irreducible representation such that the...
- Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (French: Minuscule: La vallée des fourmis perdues) is a 2013 adventure family war comedy live action animated film...
- formality and increased speed of writing" came "set minuscule", "cursive minuscule" and "current minuscule". These were used for non-scriptural texts, letters...
- 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...
- 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...
- m****cripts Minuscule 65 Minuscule 104 Minuscule 114 Minuscule 321 Minuscule 322 Minuscule 385 Minuscule 447 Minuscule 448 Minuscule 480 Minuscule 505 Bible...
- (sometimes black letter or black-letter), also known as Gothic script, Gothic minuscule or Gothic type, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately...