UNCIAL


Meaning of UNCIAL in English

noun an uncial letter.

2. uncial ·adj 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 these letters were used as early as the 1st century ·b.c., and were seldom used after the 10th century ·a.d., being superseded by the cursive style.

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