miniscule

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min·is·cule

(mĭn′ĭ-skyo͞ol′)

adj.

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mi•nus•cule

(ˈmɪn əˌskyul, mɪˈnʌs kyul)

adj.

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 a small cursive script developed in the 7th century A.D. from the uncial, which it afterward superseded.

[1695–1705; < Latin minusculus smallish. See minus, -cule¹]

mi•nus′cu•lar, adj.

usage: minuscule, from Latin minus meaning “less,” has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, probably under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Though this spelling occurs frequently in edited writing, it is usually considered an error.

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Adj.

miniscule - very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"

minuscule

little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

minuscule

also miniscule
adjective

Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.

Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

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minuscule

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