Minuscule — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪnəskjˌuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪnəskjˌuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪnəskjˌuːl/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɪnəskjˌuːl/.

Examples

little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

small letter lower-case letter small miniscule lowercase minuscular little

Antonyms

uppercase majuscule

Parts of Speech

noun	the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
noun	a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
adjective	of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
adjective	lowercase “little a”
adjective	very small “a minuscule kitchen”

Word Forms

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

die Zeichen, die einst in der unteren Hälfte des Setzkastens eines Setzers aufbewahrt wurden

🇪🇸Spanish

minúscula

los caracteres que alguna vez se guardaron en la mitad inferior de la caja tipográfica de un compositor

🇮🇹Italian

minuscolo

i caratteri che una volta erano conservati nella metà inferiore del carattere del compositore

🇳🇱Dutch

minuscuul

de tekens die ooit in de onderste helft van de letterkast van een zetter werden bewaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

minúsculo

os caracteres que antes eram mantidos na metade inferior da caixa de tipo de um compositor

🇷🇺Russian

крошечный

символы, которые когда-то хранились в нижней половине набора шрифтов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार का हस्तलेख

वे पात्र जो कभी कंपोजिटर प्रकार के केस के निचले आधे भाग में रखे गए थे

🇧🇩Bengali

বিয়োগ

যে অক্ষরগুলি একবার কম্পোজিটরের টাইপ কেসের নীচের অর্ধেকে রাখা হয়েছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறிய

ஒரு காலத்தில் இசையமைப்பாளரின் வகை பெட்டியின் கீழ் பாதியில் வைக்கப்பட்ட எழுத்துக்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనస్క్యూల్

ఒకప్పుడు కంపోజిటర్ టైప్ కేస్‌లో దిగువ భాగంలో ఉంచబడిన అక్షరాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

उणे

एकेकाळी कंपोझिटरच्या टाइप केसच्या खालच्या अर्ध्या भागात ठेवलेली वर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

લઘુત્તમ

અક્ષરો કે જે એક સમયે કમ્પોઝિટરના પ્રકારના કેસના અડધા ભાગમાં રાખવામાં આવ્યા હતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಣ್ಣ

ಸಂಯೋಜಕರ ಪ್ರಕಾರದ ಕೇಸ್‌ನ ಕೆಳಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಇರಿಸಲಾದ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെറിയ

ഒരു കമ്പോസിറ്റർ ടൈപ്പ് കെയ്സിൻ്റെ താഴത്തെ പകുതിയിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരുന്ന പ്രതീകങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

ਉਹ ਅੱਖਰ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਕੰਪੋਜ਼ਿਟਰ ਦੇ ਟਾਈਪ ਕੇਸ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਅੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمولی

وہ حروف جو کبھی کمپوزیٹر کے ٹائپ کیس کے نچلے حصے میں رکھے جاتے تھے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微小的

曾经保存在排版者字体大小写下半部分的字符

🇯🇵Japanese

極小の

かつてコンポジターの型ケースの下半分に保持されていた文字

🇰🇷Korean

소문자

합성기 유형 케이스의 아래쪽 절반에 한때 보관되었던 문자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rất nhỏ

các ký tự đã từng được giữ ở nửa dưới của kiểu chữ của bộ tổng hợp

🇹🇭Thai

จิ๋ว

อักขระที่ครั้งหนึ่งเคยถูกเก็บไว้ในครึ่งล่างของตัวพิมพ์ของผู้เรียบเรียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

amat kecil

karakter yang pernah disimpan di bagian bawah tipe case kompositor

🇵🇭Filipino

maliit

ang mga character na minsang itinago sa ibabang kalahati ng uri ng case ng compositor

🇲🇾Malay

kecil sekali

aksara yang pernah disimpan di bahagian bawah kes jenis penggubah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضئيلة

الأحرف التي تم الاحتفاظ بها في النصف السفلي من حالة كتابة المؤلف

🇮🇷Persian

کوچک

کاراکترهایی که زمانی در نیمه پایینی جعبه تایپ آهنگساز نگهداری می شدند

🇹🇷Turkish

ufacık

bir zamanlar bir bestecinin tipinin alt yarısında tutulan karakterler

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָעִיר

הדמויות שנשמרו פעם בחצי התחתון של המארז של היוצר

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'minuscule'?

The primary meaning of 'minuscule' is 'the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'minuscule' in a grammatically correct way?

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

In which domain is the word 'minuscule' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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