Thesaurus: majuscule
A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
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Definitions
- n. A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
- adj. of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
- adj. uppercase
- n. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
- 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.
- 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.
- a. of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries