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majuscule

[ muh-juhs-kyool, maj-uh-skyool ]

adjective

  1. (of letters) capital.
  2. large, as either capital or uncial letters.
  3. written in such letters ( minuscule ).


noun

  1. a majuscule letter.

majuscule

/ məˈdÊ’ÊŒskjÊŠlÉ™; ˈmædʒəˌskjuËl /

noun

  1. a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing
“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

adjective

  1. relating to, printed, or written in such letters Compare minuscule
“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
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Derived Forms

  • majuscular, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹Â·Âá³Ü²õc³Ü·±ô²¹°ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of majuscule1

1720–30; < Latin majuscula ( littera ) a somewhat bigger (letter), equivalent to majus-, stem of major major + -cula -cule 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of majuscule1

C18: via French from Latin ³¾ÄåÂá³Ü²õ³¦³Ü±ô³Ü²õ, diminutive of ³¾ÄåÂá´Ç°ù bigger, major
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Example Sentences

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Every character had been rendered in uppercase, or, in the terminology of philologists, majuscule.

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In the Vatican Library there is a codex of the New Testament, neatly written on parchment in majuscule, parts of which the present writer has collated with the printed text.

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If it is desired to retain the V forms the words should be printed in majuscules.

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Its brevity equalled its mystery; it consisted but of five words, the first and last in imposing majuscules.

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It contained also a number of decorative initial letters, to use the clumsy phrase which the misappropriation of the word capitals to stand for ordinary majuscules, or 'upper case' letters, makes inevitable.

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