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minuscule

/ˈmɪnəskjuːl/adjective

उच्चारण मिनस्क्यूल

अति सूक्ष्म, बहुत ही छोटा

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adjective
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    extremely small

    अति सूक्ष्म, बहुत ही छोटा

    • The chance of two candidates getting identical scores is minuscule.
    • a minuscule flat in the heart of the city
    • The firm made only a minuscule profit this year.
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    • Ants are minuscule creatures but can carry heavy loads.
    • The writing on the tablet was so minuscule that we needed a magnifying glass.

    Synonyms tiny minute microscopic

    Opposite huge enormous vast

noun
  1. 1

    [C] technical

    a small letter, not a capital

    छोटा अक्षर (बड़े अक्षर के विपरीत)

    • Write the password in minuscules and digits.
    • In handwriting, 'a' and 'b' are written as minuscules.
    • Capital letters and minuscules both appear in the sentence.
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    • In Latin manuscripts, minuscules replaced capitals for everyday writing.
    • The password must contain at least one minuscule.

    Synonyms lower-case letter small letter

    Opposite majuscule capital

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

tiny minute microscopic lower-case letter small letter infinitesimal

Antonyms

huge enormous vast majuscule capital gigantic

AaSpelling

mi·nus·cule

With -nus- in the middle (not 'miniscule', a common error caused by 'mini'); the word comes from minus.

बीच में -nus- ('miniscule' आम गलती है जो 'mini' से होती है); यह शब्द minus से बना है।

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General knowledge

In printing, minuscule means a small letter and majuscule a capital.

मुद्रण में minuscule छोटा अक्षर और majuscule बड़ा अक्षर है।