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A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.

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  1. n. A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
  2. adj. of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
  3. adj. uppercase
  4. n. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
  5. A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculæ. Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century.
  6. A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts.See Majusculæ. Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capitalletters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from thethird to the sixth century.
  7. a. of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries