majusculae

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin majusculae, feminine plural form of majusculus (“somewhat greater or great”), diminutive of major, majus.

Noun

majusculae pl (plural only)

1. capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier

See also

• minusculae

References

• “majusculæ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Adjective

majusculae

1. inflection of majusculus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
   2. genitive/dative feminine singular