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Added 9 October 2026

minuscule

/ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/ noun

Latin root: minuscula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about minuscule at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.
A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

adjective

Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries.
Lowercase.
little a
Extremely small.
a minuscule kitchen

Origin

From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

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