uncial
English
Etymology 1
Attested 1650, from Latin uncia (“a twelfth part, ounce, inch”).
Adjective
uncial (comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial)
Etymology 2
Attested 1712, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
uncial (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
Translations
Noun
uncial (plural uncials)
- A style of writing using uncial letters.
- A letter in this style.
- A manuscript in this style.
Translations
style
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letter
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manuscript
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Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “uncial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “uncial”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
uncial m or f (masculine and feminine plural unciales)
Noun
uncial f (plural unciales)
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