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majuscule
[ muh-juhs-kyool, maj-uh-skyool ]
adjective
- (of letters) capital.
- large, as either capital or uncial letters.
- written in such letters ( minuscule ).
noun
- a majuscule letter.
majuscule
/ məˈdÊ’ÊŒskjÊŠlÉ™; ˈmædʒəˌskjuËl /
noun
- a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing
adjective
- relating to, printed, or written in such letters Compare minuscule
Derived Forms
- majuscular, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of majuscule1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of majuscule1
Example Sentences
Every character had been rendered in uppercase, or, in the terminology of philologists, majuscule.
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.
If it is desired to retain the V forms the words should be printed in majuscules.
Its brevity equalled its mystery; it consisted but of five words, the first and last in imposing majuscules.
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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