A large letter, capital or uncial, as in medieval manuscripts.
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Writing in which such letters are used.
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A large letter, either capital or uncial, used in writing or printing.
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Of, written in, or like a majuscule.
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A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
majuscule
Plural:
majuscules
Origin of majuscule
French from Latin māiusculussomewhat largerdiminutive ofmāiorgreatermeg- in Indo-European roots
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Majuscule Sentence Examples
Numerous other examples of early biblical majuscule exist, several of which are broadly comparable with P64.
The first method distinguishes between uncial or majuscule, and cursive or minuscule; the second between papyrus, vellum or parchment, and paper (for further details see Manuscript and Palaeography); and the third distinguishes mainly between Gospels, Acts and Epistles (with or without the Apocalypse), New Testaments (the word in this connexion being somewhat broadly interpreted), lectionaries and commentaries.
It consists of 680 pages that present the four gospels in an elegant Latin hand known as insular majuscule.