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nouna style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuriestype of:
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"uncial letters"relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
Definition that contains uncial
- minuscule a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
- minuscule of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
- minuscular of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries