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uncial

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English

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Etymology 1

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Attested 1650, from Latin uncia (a twelfth part, ounce, inch).

Adjective

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uncial (comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.

Etymology 2

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʌn.si.əl/,[1] /ˈʌn.ʃi.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃəl/[1][2]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧ci‧al, un‧cial

Adjective

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uncial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
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Noun

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uncial (plural uncials)

  1. A style of writing using uncial letters.
  2. A letter in this style.
  3. A manuscript in this style.
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Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 uncial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ uncial”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin uncialis.

Adjective

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uncial m or n (feminine singular uncială, masculine plural unciali, feminine and neuter plural unciale)

  1. uncial

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite uncial uncială unciali unciale
definite uncialul unciala uncialii uncialele
genitive-
dative
indefinite uncial unciale unciali unciale
definite uncialului uncialei uncialilor uncialelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /unˈθjal/ [ũn̟ˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /unˈsjal/ [ũnˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: un‧cial

Adjective

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uncial m or f (masculine and feminine plural unciales)

  1. uncial

Noun

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uncial f (plural unciales)

  1. uncial

Further reading

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