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Webster 1913 Edition


Uncial

Un′cial

,
Adj.
[L.
uncialis
amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from
uncia
the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F.
oncial
. See
Inch
a measure.]
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, being superseded by the cursive style.

Un′cial

,
Noun.
An uncial letter.

Webster 1828 Edition


Uncial

UN'CIAL

,
Adj.
[L. uncialis.] Pertaining to letters of a large size, used in ancient manuscripts.

UN'CIAL

,
Noun.
An uncial letter.

Definition 2024


uncial

uncial

English

Adjective

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

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʌn.si.əl/,[1]/ˈʌn.ʃi.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃəl/[1][2]

Adjective

uncial (comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial)

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

Noun

uncial (plural uncials)

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

Derived terms

  • semi-uncial, half-uncial

Related terms

References

  1. 1 2 uncial” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
  2. uncial” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Anagrams


Spanish

Adjective

uncial m, f (plural unciales)

  1. uncial

Noun

uncial f (plural unciales)

  1. uncial