what does uncial mean?
UNCIAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters
- found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
Hypernyms(s) uncial is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
UNCIAL as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
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