minuscule
adjective
very small.
minuscules
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pluralof minuscule.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mark, and John, in small Caroline minuscules, but with a large capital at the beginning of St. Mark and interlaced ornamentation.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The first book wholly printed in Greek minuscules was Lascaris' Grammar at Milan in 1476.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
Written in regular Italian minuscules of the 15th century, formed on the models of the 11th and 12th centuries.
From Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University by Addison Van Name
Palimpsest, hardly legible, Unc., latter part, as Greg. has discovered, in early minuscules.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
Written in very regular, bold Italian minuscules of the period of the Renaissance.
From Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University by Addison Van Name
