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Meaning of minuscule | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl

Definitions

A lowercase letter.
countable
Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
uncountable
A letter in these styles.
countable

Equivalents

العربية حرف صغير

Български мъничък

Català minúscul minúscula

Čeština Drobný malé písmeno malinký minuskule nepatrný

Deutsch Gemeinbuchstabe Gemeiner (der Gemeine) Klein- Kleinbuchstabe klitzeklein Minuskel winzig

Ελληνικά μικρό γράμμα πεζό γράμμα

Esperanto malgrandega minusklo

Español letra de caja baja minúscula minúsculo

Suomi minuskeli mitätön olematon pienaakkonen pieni kirjain

Français minuscule minuscule

Magyar kisbetű

Հայերեն փոքրատառ

Bahasa Indonesia kapitil

Italiano minuscolo

日本語小文字矮小

한국어 소문자

Македонски мала буква

Nederlands kleine letter minuskel

Polski mała litera minuskuła

Português minúscula minúsculo

Română literă mică minusculă

Русский ма́ленькая бу́ква мину́скул строчная буква

Svenska gemen jätteliten liten bokstav pytteliten

Tiếng Việt chữ Nho

Examples

“By the eighth century, Irish scribes had refined everyday cursive writing in minuscule to allow ⟳ its use ⟳ for the production of quality vellum books.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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Meaning of minuscule | Babel Free

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