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   minuscule

   /ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely small; tiny: "a minuscule fragment of DNA"
   • ▪ so small as to be insignificant: informal "he believed the risk of infection was minuscule"
   • 2. of or in lower-case letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials.
   • ▪ of or in a small cursive script of the Roman alphabet, with ascenders and descenders, developed in the 7th century ad.

   noun

   • 1. minuscule script: "the humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the Carolingian minuscule"
   • ▪ a small or lower-case letter.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French, from Latin minuscula (littera) ‘somewhat smaller (letter)’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. minuscular adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   How do you spell minuscule?

   • Many people misspell “minuscule” as “miniscule,” with a second “i” instead of a “u.” This is because “mini” means “small” (e.g., miniskirt, minicomputer). People then naturally assume the correct spelling is “miniscule.” However, as noted above, this word should be “minuscule,” with the “minus-” at the start coming from a Latin term meaning “less”:

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   How do you use minuscule in a sentence?

   • Use "minuscule" in a sentence. Choose a language, then type a word below to get example sentences for that word. minuscule in a sentence. Minuscule; Our national debt is minuscule compared to yours. Ursempyre felt shocked, minuscule, and unimportant. The most.

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   What is a minuscule difference?

   • I’d written about “a miniscule difference,” meaning “a tiny difference.” I spelled the word the way I pronounce it: min-i-SKYOOL. On the other hand, the term minuscule is in my vocabulary. I know that Carolingian minuscule is a type of rounded script developed in the court of Charlemagne.

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   What is the origin of the word minuscule?

   • The word minuscule is believed to have originated from: Sanskrit miyate "diminishes, declines;" Greek meion "less, smaller;" Latin minus, minor "smaller," minuere "to diminish, reduce, lessen;" Old English minsian "to diminish." There is also a common misspelling of minuscule attested from late 19th century.

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