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microscript

microscript noun: very small lettering (especially handwriting), or a handwritten manuscript consisting of such writing.

Noun

microscript (plural microscripts)

  1. Very small lettering (especially handwriting), or a handwritten manuscript consisting of such writing.
    • Impromptu, selfreflexive, and distinctly owlish, the microscript is quite different from the two feuilletons that W. extracted from it for the periodical Sport im Bild.2005, Christopher Middleton, Speaking to the Rose
    • “Do you see this?” he said, holding the pad up to me, which was now largely covered in a kind of microscript.2014, Ben Lerner, 10:04, page 216

Forms of microscript

pluralmicroscripts

Origin of microscript

From micro- + script.

Questions about microscript

What does microscript mean?
Microscript means very small lettering (especially handwriting), or a handwritten manuscript consisting of such writing.
What part of speech is microscript?
Microscript is a noun.
What is the plural of microscript?
The plural of microscript is microscripts.

Words near microscript in the dictionary

  1. microscratches
  2. microscreen
  3. microscreens
  4. microscrew
  5. microscrews
  6. microscript
  7. microscripts
  8. microsculptural
  9. microsculpture
  10. microsculptured
  11. microsculptures

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