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Synonyms for minuscule

Grammar : Adj
Spell : min-uh-skyool, mi-nuhs-kyool
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn əˌskyul, mɪˈnʌs kyul

Définition of minuscule

Origin :
  • 1705, "small (not capital) letter;" as an adjective, "small," from 1727 (in printing; general sense of "extremely small" by 1893), from French minuscule (17c.), from Latin minuscula, in minuscula littera "slightly smaller letter," fem. of minusculus "rather less, rather small," diminutive of minus "less" (see minus). Related: Minuscular.
  • adj very small
Example sentences :
  • Figure 61 illustrates a type form of minuscule which may be commended for study.
  • Extract from : « Letters and Lettering » by Frank Chouteau Brown
  • That's not a gigantic number, but it's not a minuscule one, either.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • The text is a fine and elegant Roman minuscule interspersed with italic.
  • Extract from : « Illuminated Manuscripts » by John W. Bradley
  • Alan said quietly, sliding back to sit on the minuscule counter surface in his kitchenette.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
  • Then he made out one minuscule thread of metal that ran from the city, in his general direction but veering to the right.
  • Extract from : « Captives of the Flame » by Samuel R. Delany
  • This style is very important, as it marks the beginning of the change from majuscule to minuscule writing.
  • Extract from : « Illumination and its Development in the Present Day » by Sidney Farnsworth
  • None the less it must be said for them that they take fairly good care of their minuscule quadrupeds.
  • Extract from : « Corea or Cho-sen » by A (Arnold) Henry Savage-Landor
  • But some confusions of letters occur frequently in copies of uncial originals, and others in copies of minuscule originals.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • It seemed highly unconvincing, later, because some long-delayed perception produced a reaction in the dinies' minuscule brains.
  • Extract from : « Attention Saint Patrick » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Antonyms for minuscule

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