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uncial
[ uhn-shee-uhl, -shuhl ]
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.
uncial
/ ˈʌԲɪə /
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
- ˈܲԳ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲc·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uncial1
Example Sentences
KIRILLITSA: The alphabet based principally on the Greek uncials that was originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic.
KIRILLITSA: The alphabet based principally on the Greek uncials that was originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic.
And a word, written in black letter, uncial, Copperplate Script, Roman capitals, or even the “Star Wars” font by a professional, has all the virtues of those far more complicated handmade things.
Those of you who are judges of graphic character will see the nature of the letters; they are capital, or uncial letters.
He is unable to compare “the five old uncials” together except in respect of about one verse in three.
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