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Uncial Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Uncial has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries

2

A style of writing using uncial letters.

Adjective
1

relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)

"uncial letters"

2

Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.

3

Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
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