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Definition of: minuscule
(mi·nus′ky
l) noun
1. A semi-uncial cursive script, developed by the monks out of the uncial in the 7th–9th centuries and forming the basis of the modern small Roman and Greek letters; hence, any small or lower-case letter.
2. Any very small thing.
—adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, like, or composed of minuscules.
2. Very small; miniature. [<L minusculus, dim. of minor less]
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