| 1. | very small. |
| 2. | (of letters or writing) small; not capital. |
| 3. | written in such letters (opposed to majuscule ). |
| 4. | a minuscule letter. |
| 5. | a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a.d. from the uncial, which it afterward superseded. |
min·us·cule (mĭn'ə-skyōōl', mĭ-nŭs'kyōōl') adj.
[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.] mi·nus'cu·lar (mĭ-nŭs'kyə-lər) adj. |