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Meanings of small letter in English

Portuguese
letra minúscula
Catalan
lletra minúscula
Spanish
minúscula

The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case.

letra minúscula
Usage of small letter in English
1
And Mr. Dockwrath took a small letter-case out of his breast coat pocket.
Orley Farm
2
The pocket book lay open in his hand, with Louise's small letter in view.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
3
A small letter, written and then left behind in a hidden corner of the library.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
4
This small letter tied with a silken thread--(Examines the address.)
Lady Inger of Ostrat: Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III
5
The alligator became frustrated and curled itself into a circle, which became a small letter.
The Diamond Age
6
So I may call myself a christian, though I spell it with a small letter.
Other Things Being Equal
7
Half a dozen small letter boxes were fastened to the wall, with cards in their slots.
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
8
The manuscript, written in a small letter, was but very trifling, and did not fill his pocket.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 11
9
We were sitting at breakfast one morning when Princess came in, holding a small letter in her hand.
Saxe Holm's Stories / First Series
10
He felt in his hip-pocket, and producing a small letter-case, took out a thin packet wrapped in oiled silk.
A Mating in the Wilds
11
Not a small letter-ifit was a letter-butone of very large size, thick, looking not unlike a government despatch.
Verner's Pride
12
Such a small letter would have been such a huge comfort and would have made the dream seem less far away.
Robin
13
The form advanced, took up the pen, joined a small letter to the capital 'T' already written, and finished out the name in full.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
14
In small letters at the bottom left-hand corner were added the words:
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
15
The small letters put too much of a strain on her eyes.
Melnitz
16
He saw no advantage in having a mixture of capital and small letters.
The Booklover and His Books
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Translations for small letter
Spanish
minúscula
Small letter through the time
Small letter across language varieties
United Kingdom
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