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uncial
[uhn-shee-uhl, -shuhl]
adjective
designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
noun
an uncial letter.
uncial writing.
a manuscript written in uncials.
uncial
/ ˈʌԲɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or written in majuscule letters, as used in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the third to ninth centuries, that resemble modern capitals, but are characterized by much greater curvature and inclination and general inequality of height
pertaining to an inch or an ounce
pertaining to the duodecimal system
noun
an uncial letter or manuscript
Other Word Forms
- uncially adverb
- ˈܲԳ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncial1
Example Sentences
KIRILLITSA: The alphabet based principally on the Greek uncials that was originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic.
KIRILLITSA: The alphabet based principally on the Greek uncials that was originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic.
And a word, written in black letter, uncial, Copperplate Script, Roman capitals, or even the “Star Wars” font by a professional, has all the virtues of those far more complicated handmade things.
Those of you who are judges of graphic character will see the nature of the letters; they are capital, or uncial letters.
He is unable to compare “the five old uncials” together except in respect of about one verse in three.
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