Uncial
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
"Uncial letters"
noun
(2) A style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Attested 1650, from .
Adjective
Etymology 2
Attested 1712, from , (Jerome), plural of , from . The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia.
Adjective
- Of, or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
Noun
- A style of writing using uncial letters.
- A letter in this style.
- A manuscript in this style.