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uncial

adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, uncial means of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries. As a noun, it means a style of writing using uncial letters.

Meanings of uncial

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.

  2. Relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)

    “uncial letters”

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. rareOf or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.

noun

  1. A style of writing using uncial letters.

  2. A letter in this style.

  3. A manuscript in this style.

  4. A style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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