minuscule
- noun
- /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/
- Archaic
:
minúscula
- The ancient manuscript was written in beautiful minuscule letters, making it difficult to decipher.
Examples
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Scholars studied the historical minuscule texts to understand medieval writing styles.
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Below the tools are specimens of engraved letters, both majuscules and minuscules, with a cursive style that bears comparison to Petroschi's.
Academic text (1995) -
As you can see, my minuscule print is, you know, the product of a monastic education.
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Elsewhere, unshil was displaced by Carolingian minuscule, minuscule letters.
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"Magnifying the Minuscule"
Academic text (2000) -
Majuscules are distinguished from minuscules by a precise proportional system and by immediately perceptible differences in the thickness of engraved lines.
Academic text (1995) -
During the conference, we examined several minuscules to highlight their significance in linguistics.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minuscule originally named a small, cursive style of writing used in medieval books. It comes from the Latin word minus meaning 'less' or 'smaller', so the name simply meant the 'little' script and that is why scholars call that medieval handwriting minuscule.
