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Definition of Miniscules
1. miniscule [n] - See also: miniscule
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miniscules
Literary usage of Miniscules
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1908)
"... within a circle surmounted by a Latin cross, on either side of which are the
letters Alpha and Omega. The letters of the inscription are all miniscules, ..."
2. The Antiquary (1888)
"It contains the epitaph in English in old-Northern staves, but also in Roman
miniscules, side by side. Still, as is usual in such cases, where words are ..."
3. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity (1889)
"... but also in Roman miniscules, side by side. Still, as is usual in such cases,
where words are given in two alphabets—Runic and Roman, Ogham and Roman, ..."
4. Graphology and the Psychology of Handwriting by June Etta Downey (1919)
""miniscules" less than two millimeters in height may, however, be cited as small;
and capitals that are less than eight millimeters. ..."
5. Journal de la Société de statistique de Paris by Société de statistique de Paris (1886)
"Sans doute, la réunion de ces communes miniscules à des communes voisines priverait
leurs citoyens majeurs d'un si rare privilège. ..."
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