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- [min-uh-skyool, mi-nuhs-kyool]
- /ˈmɪn əˌskyul, mɪˈnʌs kyul/
- /ˈmɪn.ɪ.skjuːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-uh-skyool, mi-nuhs-kyool]
- /ˈmɪn əˌskyul, mɪˈnʌs kyul/
Definitions of minuscule word
- adjective minuscule very small. 1
- adjective minuscule (of letters or writing) small; not capital. 1
- adjective minuscule written in such letters (opposed to majuscule). 1
- noun minuscule a minuscule letter. 1
- noun minuscule a small cursive script developed in the 7th century a.d. from the uncial, which it afterward superseded. 1
- noun minuscule Minuscule, from Latin minus meaning “less,” has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, perhaps under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Although this newer spelling is criticized by many, it occurs with such frequency in edited writing that some consider it a variant spelling rather than a misspelling. 1
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Origin of minuscule
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705, minuscule is from the Latin word minusculus smallish. See minus, -cule1
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Parts of speech for Minuscule
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minuscule popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minuscule
adj minuscule
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
adjective minuscule
- infinitesimal — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
noun minuscule
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- uncial — designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
- small letter — a lower-case letter
- rune — a poem, song, or verse.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
Antonyms for minuscule
adj minuscule
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
noun minuscule
- upper case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- capital letter — Capital letters are the same as capital s.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
- uppercase — (of an alphabetical character) capital.
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