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adj
Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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adj
Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A style of writing using uncial letters.
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noun
A letter in this style.
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noun
A manuscript in this style.
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adjective
relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
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Broader terms: script
History
Attested 1650, from Latin uncia (“a twelfth part, ounce, inch”) + -al.
Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia.
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