English terms dictionary. 2015.
minuscule — [ minyskyl ] adj. et n. f. • 1634; lat. minusculus « un peu plus petit, assez petit » 1 ♦ Lettre minuscule (opposé à majuscule) : petite lettre courante, d une forme particulière. Caractère minuscule ou bas de casse. Un a, un b minuscule. ♢ N. f … Encyclopédie Universelle
Minuscule — may refer to: Lower case letter Minuscule script, a group of writing styles in ancient and medieval Greek or Latin manuscripts: Minuscule cursive or new Roman cursive, used in Latin manuscripts (3rd–7th century AD) Carolingian minuscule, used in… … Wikipedia
Minuscule — documental musical de Björk Publicación 10 de noviembre de 2003[cita requerida] Grabación 2001 … Wikipedia Español
minuscule — adj. a. Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2]; written in minuscules[2]; minuscular. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minuscule — Mi*nus cule, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr. minus less: cf. F. minuscule.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any very small, minute object. [1913 Webster] 2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minuscule — (n.) 1705, small (not capital) letter; as an adjective, small, from 1727 (in printing; general sense of extremely small by 1893), from Fr. minuscule (17c.), from L. minuscula, in minuscula littera slightly smaller letter, fem. of minusculus… … Etymology dictionary
minuscule — is originally a technical term in palaeography for a type of small letter, and then the cursive script developed from it. In attributive use (before a noun) it denotes this type of writing, and in extended use it has acquired the general meaning… … Modern English usage
Minuscule — es un DVD lanzado al mercado el 10 de noviembre de 2003 por la cantante y compositora islandesa Björk. Este DVD tiene una duración de 70 minutos está dividido en 7 secciones que muestran la trastienda de la gira de Björk en 2001. El recorrido… … Enciclopedia Universal
minuscule — Minuscule. s. f. Petite lettre d Imprimerie. Ce mot est opposé à Majuscule … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
minuscule — [mi nus′kyo͞ol΄, min′i skyo͞ol΄] n. [Fr < L minusculus, rather small, dim. < minor: see MINOR] 1. a small cursive script developed from the uncial and used in medieval manuscripts 2. a letter in this script 3. any small, or lower case,… … English World dictionary
