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Meaning of minuscule | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl

Definitions

  1. A lowercase letter.
    countable
  2. Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
    uncountable
  3. 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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

minuscule cursive Minuses Minusinsk minutage minute minute bell

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