Minuscular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪnˈʌskjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪnˈʌskjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪnˈʌskjʊlə/

4 syllables Say it as /mɪnˈʌskjʊlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

minuscule

Antonyms

majuscule

Word Forms

minuscule

noun

a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

winzig

von oder im Zusammenhang mit einer kleinen Kursivschrift, die aus der Unzialschrift entwickelt wurde; 7. bis 9. Jahrhundert

🇫🇷French

minusculaire

de ou se rapportant à une petite écriture cursive développée à partir de l'onciale ; 7e au 9e siècles

🇪🇸Spanish

minúsculo

de o relacionado con una pequeña escritura cursiva desarrollada a partir de uncial; Siglos VII al IX

🇮🇹Italian

minuscolo

di o relativo ad una piccola scrittura corsiva sviluppata dall'onciale; Dal VII al IX secolo

🇳🇱Dutch

minuscuul

van of gerelateerd aan een klein cursief schrift ontwikkeld op basis van unciaal; 7e tot 9e eeuw

🇵🇹Portuguese

minúsculo

de ou relacionado a uma pequena escrita cursiva desenvolvida a partir de uncial; Séculos VII a IX

🇷🇺Russian

крошечный

небольшой рукописный шрифт, произошедший от унциала, или относящийся к нему; 7-9 вв.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऋणात्मक

या असामाजिक से विकसित एक छोटी घसीट लिपि से संबंधित; 7वीं से 9वीं शताब्दी

🇧🇩Bengali

মাইনাসকুলার

uncial থেকে বিকশিত একটি ছোট কার্সিভ স্ক্রিপ্টের বা সম্পর্কিত; 7 ম থেকে 9 ম শতাব্দী

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறிய

அன்சியலில் இருந்து உருவாக்கப்பட்ட சிறிய கர்சீவ் ஸ்கிரிப்ட் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது; 7 முதல் 9 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనస్కులర్

uncial నుండి అభివృద్ధి చేయబడిన చిన్న కర్సివ్ స్క్రిప్ట్‌కి సంబంధించినది; 7 నుండి 9 వ శతాబ్దాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

वजा

अनसियलमधून विकसित केलेल्या लहान कर्सिव्ह स्क्रिप्टचे किंवा संबंधित; 7 वे ते 9 वे शतक

🇮🇳Gujarati

લઘુત્તમ

અનસિયલમાંથી વિકસિત નાની કર્સિવ સ્ક્રિપ્ટની અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત; 7મી થી 9મી સદી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೈನಸ್ಕುಲರ್

uncial ನಿಂದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಲಾದ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕರ್ಸಿವ್ ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಪ್ಟ್‌ನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ; 7 ರಿಂದ 9 ನೇ ಶತಮಾನಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൈനസ്കുലർ

അൺസിയലിൽ നിന്ന് വികസിപ്പിച്ചെടുത്ത ഒരു ചെറിയ കഴ്‌സീവ് സ്ക്രിപ്റ്റുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ; 7 മുതൽ 9 വരെ നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

ਅਨਸ਼ੀਅਲ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਕਰਸਿਵ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ; 7ਵੀਂ ਤੋਂ 9ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمولی

uncial سے تیار کردہ چھوٹے کرسیو اسکرپٹ کا یا اس سے متعلق؛ 7ویں سے 9ویں صدی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微小的

属于或与从安色尔字体发展而来的小草书文字有关的；七至九世纪

🇯🇵Japanese

極小の

アンシャルから発展した小さな筆記体の、またはアンシャルから発展した小さな筆記体に関する。 7世紀から9世紀

🇰🇷Korean

아주 작은

언셜체에서 개발된 작은 필기체 문자의 또는 관련; 7~9세기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rất nhỏ

của hoặc liên quan đến một chữ thảo nhỏ được phát triển từ chữ viết không chính thức; Thế kỷ thứ 7 đến thế kỷ thứ 9

🇹🇭Thai

กล้ามเนื้อน้อย

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับสคริปต์ตัวเขียนขนาดเล็กที่พัฒนาจาก uncial ศตวรรษที่ 7 ถึงศตวรรษที่ 9

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat kecil

tentang atau berkaitan dengan tulisan kursif kecil yang dikembangkan dari huruf besar; abad ke-7 hingga ke-9

🇵🇭Filipino

maliit

ng o nauugnay sa isang maliit na cursive na script na binuo mula sa uncial; Ika-7 hanggang ika-9 na siglo

🇲🇾Malay

kecil

daripada atau berkaitan dengan skrip kursif kecil yang dibangunkan daripada uncial; abad ke-7 hingga ke-9

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صغير الحجم

من أو المتعلقة بخط مخطوطة صغير تم تطويره من uncial؛ من السابع إلى التاسع قرون

🇮🇷Persian

کوچک

از یا مربوط به یک خط شکسته کوچک که از uncial ایجاد شده است. قرن هفتم تا نهم

🇹🇷Turkish

minik

oncial'dan geliştirilen küçük bir el yazısı yazısına ait veya onunla ilgili; 7. ila 9. yüzyıllar

🇮🇱Hebrew

מינוסקולרי

של תסריט קורסיבי קטן או קשור אליו שפותח מ-uncial; המאות ה-7 עד ה-9

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The primary meaning of 'minuscular' is 'of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries'.

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Using 'minuscular' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'minuscular' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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