1. Extremely small
   "a minuscule kitchen";
   - miniscule
    
2. Lowercase
   "e.e.Cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters";
   - little, small
    
3. Of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
   "The minuscule writing style was prevalent in medieval manuscripts";
   - minuscular

1. The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
   "The email was written entirely in minuscule letters";
   - small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter
    
2. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
   "The ancient text was written in a beautiful minuscule script"

Derived forms: minuscules

See also: little, lowercase, small

Type of: character, cursive, cursive script, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol, longhand, running hand

Encyclopedia: Minuscule