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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, being superseded by the cursive style.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.
UN'CIAL
,Noun.