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Any very small, minute object.

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  1. n. Any very small, minute object.
  2. n. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.
  3. a. Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.
  4. adj. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
  5. adj. lowercase
  6. adj. extremely small
  7. n. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
  8. n. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
  9. 1. Any very small, minute object. 2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters. -- a. Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules. These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
  10. Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. I.Taylor (The Alphabet).
  11. j:97/n:3 n. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts a. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries s. very small