uncial

[ uhn-shee-uhl, -shuhl ]

/ ˈʌn ʃi əl, -ʃəl /

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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

1640–50; <Late Latin unciālēs (litterae) (Jerome) uncial (letters), plural of Latin unciālis weighing one twelfth of a libra (see uncia, -al¹); literal sense is unclear

OTHER WORDS FROM uncial

un·ci·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby uncial

unchoke, unchristian, unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate

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Example sentences from the Web for uncial

Again the corrected e is capital, not uncial, but Aldus would have had no hesitation in adopting the reading of the second hand.
A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger|Elias Avery Lowe and Edward Kennard Rand
The uncial characters shown here (a) afford one of the best examples61 for practice in writing with the reed or quill.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day|Sidney Farnsworth
It is a large folio, finely written in a neat minuscule, mainly Saxon hand, with uncial initials in two columns.
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley
The earlier copies are all in uncial or "capital" letters, cursive or "lower-case" letters being a later invention.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII|Various

Mr. Crane is especially fond of an Uncial pen form, which he varies with masterful freedom.
Letters and Lettering|Frank Chouteau Brown

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, adverb

Word Origin for uncial

C17: from Late Latin unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin unciālis, from uncia one twelfth, inch, ounce 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	uncial
释义	uncial [ uhn-shee-uhl, -shuhl ] / ˈʌn ʃi əl, -ʃəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uncial ON THESAURUS.COM 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 1640–50; <Late Latin unciālēs (litterae) (Jerome) uncial (letters), plural of Latin unciālis weighing one twelfth of a libra (see uncia, -al¹); literal sense is unclear OTHER WORDS FROM uncial un·ci·al·ly, adverb Words nearby uncial unchoke, unchristian, unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uncial Again the corrected e is capital, not uncial, but Aldus would have had no hesitation in adopting the reading of the second hand. A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger\|Elias Avery Lowe and Edward Kennard Rand The uncial characters shown here (a) afford one of the best examples61 for practice in writing with the reed or quill. Illumination and its Development in the Present Day\|Sidney Farnsworth It is a large folio, finely written in a neat minuscule, mainly Saxon hand, with uncial initials in two columns. Illuminated Manuscripts\|John W. Bradley The earlier copies are all in uncial or "capital" letters, cursive or "lower-case" letters being a later invention. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII\|Various Mr. Crane is especially fond of an Uncial pen form, which he varies with masterful freedom. Letters and Lettering\|Frank Chouteau Brown 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, adverb Word Origin for uncial C17: from Late Latin unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin unciālis, from uncia one twelfth, inch, ounce 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to uncial sign, alphabet, cap, character, minuscule, capital, type, majuscule, rune, initial, small letter, small cap
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uncial

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