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Word: Uncial
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century: from Latin uncialis, from uncia ‘inch’. uncial (sense 1 of the adjective) is in the late Latin sense of unciales litterae ‘uncial letters’, the original application of which is unclear
ˈʌnsɪəl
ˈʌnʃl
of or written in a majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which is found in European manuscripts of the 4th–8th centuries and from which modern capital letters are derived.
Short Definition:of or written in majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which is found in European manuscripts of 4th-8th centuries and from which
relating to an inch or an ounce.
Short Definition:relating to inch or ounce
Word: Uncial
Speech Type: Noun
ˈʌnsɪəl
ˈʌnʃl
an uncial letter or script.
Short Definition:uncial letter or script
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