minuscule

(mĭn'ĭ-skyūl')
adj.

1. Very small; tiny. See synonyms at small.
2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.

n.

1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.
2. A letter written in minuscule.
3. A lowercase letter.

[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus.]

minuscular mi·nus'cu·lar (mĭ-nŭs'kyə-lər) adj.

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also miniscule

adjective

Extremely small: diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minute², pygmy, tiny, wee. Informal peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny. See big/small/amount.

IN BRIEF: Very small. Also: A small cursive script developed between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

Even a minuscule amount of cayenne pepper can make the dish too spicy.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - meget lille
n. - minuskel, lille bogstav

Nederlands (Dutch)
minuscuul, in kleine letter

Français (French)
adj. - minuscule
n. - minuscule

Deutsch (German)
adj. - winzig, kleingeschrieben
n. - Minuskel, Kleinbuchstabe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μικροσκοπικός

Italiano (Italian)
minuscolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - minúsculo

Русский (Russian)
минускул, рукопись, написанная минускулами, написанный минускулами, очень маленький

Español (Spanish)
adj. - minúsculo
n. - minúsculo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - diminutiv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
草写小字的, 小写字的, 草写小字, 小写字

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 草寫小字的, 小寫字的
n. - 草寫小字, 小寫字

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소문자의
n. - 소문자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - きわめて小さい, 小文字の
n. - 小文字, 小文字書体の写本

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضئيل, دقيق, صغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זעיר, זערער, חסר-חשיבות, קטנה (אות לטינית)‬
n. - ‮אות קטנה (באלפבית הלטיני)‬

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