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| un·cial [ únshəl ] |
noun (plural un·ci·als) |
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1. style of letter used in manuscripts: a letter of the kind used in Greek and Latin manuscripts written between the 3rd and 9th centuries that resembles a modern capital letter but is more rounded
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2. manuscript in uncials: a manuscript written in uncials
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written in uncials: relating to or written in uncials
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| [Mid-17th century. < late Latin unciales (litterae) "inch-high (letters)" < Latin uncia "twelfth part, inch"] |
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 un·cial·ly adverb |
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