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minuscule

/ˈmɪ.nəˌskjuːl/
noun
  1. A lowercase letter.

  2. Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.

  3. A letter in these styles.

adjective
  1. Written in minuscules, lowercase.

  2. Written in minuscule handwriting style.

  3. Very small, tiny.

    "a minuscule dot"

Synonymsmicroscopic, minute, tiny, lower-case, small
Antonymsmajuscule, uppercase

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