Meaning & Definition of Minuscule in English

1. The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

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

1. Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial

• 7th to 9th centuries

2. Lowercase

• "Little a"

• "Small a"

• "E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

3. Very small

• "A minuscule kitchen"

• "A minuscule amount of rain fell"