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minuscule
adjective
noun
Extremely small
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ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl
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adjective
Extremely small
“A minuscule kitchen”
adjective
Lowercase
“Little a”
adjective
Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
noun
A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
noun
The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
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A minuscule kitchen
A minuscule amount of rain fell
Little a
Small a
E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
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