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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
/ məˈdʒʌskjʊlə; ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl /
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 Word Forms
- ·ܲc· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of majuscule1
Word 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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