Majuscule vs. Uncial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Majuscule and Uncial
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Majuscule
A large letter, either capital or uncial, used in writing or printing.
Uncial
Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters and found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the fourth to the eighth century AD.
Majuscule
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
Uncial
A style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters. It provided the model from which most of the capital letters in the modern Latin alphabet are derived.
Majuscule
A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculæ.
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Uncial
A capital letter written in this style.
Majuscule
One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis;
Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
Uncial
(rare) Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.
Majuscule
Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
Uncial
Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
Majuscule
Uppercase;
Capital A
Great A
Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
Uncial
A style of writing using uncial letters.
Uncial
A letter in this style.
Uncial
A manuscript in this style.
Uncial
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
Uncial
An uncial letter.
Uncial
A style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
Uncial
Relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals);
Uncial letters
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