Uncial meaning
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.
adjective
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.
noun
A capital letter written in this style.
noun
Designating or of a form of large, rounded letter used in the script of Greek and Latin manuscripts between a.d. 300 and 900
adjective
An uncial letter.
noun
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An uncial manuscript.
noun
Uncial script.
noun
Origin of uncial
- From Late Latin ūnciālēs (litterae) inch-high (letters), uncials pl. of Latin ūnciālis inch-high from ūncia a twelfth part, ounce, inch oi-no- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Attested 1712, from 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.
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