Meaning

noun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

noun 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

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

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