Majuscule has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
"printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
2
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
Adjective
1
of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
2
uppercase
"capital A"
"great A"
"many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
Example Sentences
"printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
noun
"capital A"
adjective
"great A"
adjective
"many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
adjective
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