Minim (palaeography)
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minim-palaeography-167-12753623
title:
Minim (palaeography)
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In palaeography, a minim is a short, vertical stroke used in handwriting. The word is derived from the Latin minimum, meaning least or smallest. A minim is the basic stroke for the letters i, m, n, and u in uncial script and later scripts deriving from it. Parts of other letters are based on minims as well: when a minim is extended above the line, it becomes an ascender, as in the letters d and b, and when it is extended below the line, it becomes a descender, as in the letters p and q. It is a
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Short vertical stroke in handwriting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minim_(palaeography)
date created:
2005-08-24T20:23:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:54:19Z
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