Definition of uncials Uncials
We found 3 definitions of uncials from 2 different sources.
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What does uncials mean?
Wiktionary 
- uncials (Noun)
Plural of uncial.
Part of speech
🔤- uncials, noun, plural of uncial.
WordNet
NounPlural: uncials |
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| uncial - a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries | ||
| script a particular orthography or writing system | ||
Adjectiveuncial, uncialer, uncialest |
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| uncial - relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals); "uncial letters" | ||
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Wiktionary
- uncial (Noun)
A style of writing using uncial letters. - uncial (Noun)
A letter in this style. - uncial (Noun)
A manuscript in this style. - uncial (Adjective)
Of, or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high. - uncial (Adjective)
Of, or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- uncial (a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style. - uncial (n.)
An uncial letter.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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uncial
un′shal, adj. applied to that variety of majuscule writing, with large round characters, used in ancient MSS.—n. an uncial letter, uncial writing: a MS. written in uncials.—v.t. Un′cialise, to shape like uncials. [Lit. 'an inch long'—L., from uncia, a twelfth part, an inch.]
Part of speech
🔤- uncial, noun, singular of uncials.
- uncial, adjective.
