D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Minuscule

/mĭn'-əs-kyo͞olˌ/ · Mi·nus·cule · IPA /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/
01 n. Any very small, minute object.
  1. 1.
    Any very small, minute object.
  2. 2.
    A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.
02 adj. 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};…
  1. 1.
    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.
    “These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials.” — I. Taylor (The Alphabet).