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Any very small, minute object.

2. A small Roman letter which is neither
capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters. --
a. Of the size and style of minuscules;
written in minuscules.

These minuscule letters are cursive forms of
the earlier uncials.

I. Taylor (The
Alphabet).

Min"u*ta*ry (?), a. Pertaining to,
or consisting of, minutes. [Obs.] Fuller.

Min"ute (?; 277), n. [LL. minuta
a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F.
minute. See 4th Minute.]

1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty
seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of
an hour.

Chaucer.

2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty
seconds (Marked thus (′); as, 10° 20′).

3. A nautical or a geographic mile.

4. A coin; a half farthing.

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