uncial.
Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.
Where this word comes from
Attested 1650, from Latin ū̆ncia (“a twelfth part, ounce, inch”) + -al.
Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
Where this word comes from
Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia.
A style of writing using uncial letters.
A letter in this style.
A manuscript in this style.
Where this word comes from
Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia.
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