"minuscule" meaning in French

See minuscule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mi.nys.kyl/ Audio: Fr-minuscule.ogg Forms: minuscules [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin minusculus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|minusculus}} Borrowed from Latin minusculus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} minuscule (plural minuscules)
  1. tiny, minute, minuscule
    Sense id: en-minuscule-fr-adj-mIcO5J3F
  2. (typography) lowercase
    Sense id: en-minuscule-fr-adj-Ru3pOwm~ Categories (other): Typography, French ellipses, French entries with incorrect language header, Orthography Disambiguation of French ellipses: 14 57 29 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 59 23 Disambiguation of Orthography: 11 61 28 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mi.nys.kyl/ Audio: Fr-minuscule.ogg Forms: minuscules [plural]
Etymology: Ellipsis of lettre minuscule. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|fr|lettre minuscule}} Ellipsis of lettre minuscule Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} minuscule f (plural minuscules)
  1. (typography) a minuscule, a lower case Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-minuscule-fr-noun-oJSbAwfk Categories (other): Typography Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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