minuscule
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Types & categories
- grapheme hypernym
Related & opposite
- capital letter antonym
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
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Sense 3 noun
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
Types & categories
- longhand hypernym
Related & opposite
- minuscule derivation
Sense 4 adjective
lowercase
little a
Related & opposite
- lowercase similar to
Sense 5 adjective
very small
a minuscule kitchen
Related & opposite
- small similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | capital letter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | grapheme |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | lowercase |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | majuscule |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | minuscule |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | minuscule |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | longhand |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | lowercase |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | small |