I. ˈən(t)-shəl, -sē-əl adjective
Etymology: Late Latin unciales ( litterae ) uncial (letters), from Latin, plural of uncialis weighing an ounce, from uncia twelfth part, ounce — more at ounce
Date: 1712
: written in the style or size of uncials
• un·cial·ly adverb
II. noun
Date: circa 1775
1. : a handwriting used especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the fourth to the eighth centuries A.D. and made with somewhat rounded separated majuscules but having cursive forms for some letters
2. : an uncial letter
3. : a manuscript written in uncial
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