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单词 majuscule
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•jus•cule  (mə juskyo̅o̅l, majə skyo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. (of letters) capital.
  2. large, as either capital or uncial letters.
  3. written in such letters (opposed to minuscule).

n. 
  1. a majuscule letter.
  • Latin majuscula (littera) a somewhat bigger (letter), equivalent. to majus-, stem of major major + -cula -cule1
  • 1720–30
ma•juscu•lar, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
majuscule /ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl/ n
  1. a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing
adj
  1. relating to, printed, or written in such letters
    Compare minuscule
Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Latin mājusculus, diminutive of mājor bigger, major

majuscular /məˈdʒʌskjʊlə/ adj
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