Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
minuscule
IPA transcription: [m'ɪnəskj,ul]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
minuscule, miniscule
Meaning:
very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"
Synonyms:
little, minuscule, small
Meaning:
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
Synonyms:
minuscule, minuscular
Meaning:
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
minuscule
Meaning:
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
Synonyms:
small_letter, lowercase, lower-case_letter, minuscule
Meaning:
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
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