uncial

Definitions


[ˈʌnʃl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or written in a majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which is found in European manuscripts of the 4th–8th centuries and from which modern capital letters are derived

- relating to an inch or an ounce


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin uncialis, from uncia ‘inch’. uncial is in the late Latin sense of unciales litterae ‘uncial letters’, the original application of which is unclear


[ˈʌnʃl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an uncial letter or script


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin uncialis, from uncia ‘inch’. uncial is in the late Latin sense of unciales litterae ‘uncial letters’, the original application of which is unclear




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