uncial
[ uhn-shee-uh l, -shuh l ]
/ ˈʌn ʃi əl, -ʃəl /
adjective
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.
noun
an uncial letter.
uncial writing.
a manuscript written in uncials.
Origin of uncial
OTHER WORDS FROM uncial
un·ci·al·ly, adverbWords nearby uncial
unchoke,
unchristian,
unchurch,
unchurched,
uncia,
uncial,
unciform,
unciform bone,
uncinaria,
uncinariasis,
uncinate
Example sentences from the Web for uncial
British Dictionary definitions for uncial
uncial
/ (ˈʌnsɪəl) /
adjective
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
pertaining to an inch or an ounce
pertaining to the duodecimal system
noun
an uncial letter or manuscript
Derived forms of uncial
uncially, adverbWord Origin for uncial
C17: from Late Latin
unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin
unciālis, from
uncia one twelfth, inch,
ounce
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