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Definitions for Uncial

[1] designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
[2] an uncial letter.
[3] uncial writing.
[4] a manuscript written in uncials.
[5] of, relating to, or written in majuscule letters, as used in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the third to ninth centuries, that resemble modern capitals, but are characterized by much greater curvature and inclination and general inequality of height
[6] pertaining to an inch or an ounce
[7] pertaining to the duodecimal system
[8] an uncial letter or manuscript

Words related to Uncial

sign, alphabet, cap, character, minuscule, capital, type, majuscule, rune, initial

Words nearby Uncial

unchoke, unchristian, unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, unciform bone, uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate

Origin of Uncial

1640–50; < Late Latin unciālēs (litterae ) (Jerome) uncial (letters), plural of Latin unciālis weighing one twelfth of a libra (see uncia, -al1); literal sense is unclear

Other words from Uncial

un·ci·al·ly , adverb

Word origin for Uncial

C17: from Late Latin unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin unciālis, from uncia one twelfth, inch, ounce 1

Synonyms for Uncial

sign, ABCs, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, type, small letter