uncial

uncial
I. 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 • uncially 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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  • uncial — UNCIÁL, Ă, unciale, adj. (În sintagmele) Scriere uncială = scriere cu litere majuscule derivate din literele romane capitale (şi deosebindu se de acestea prin rotunjimea formelor). Caracter uncial = caracterul literelor din scrierea uncială. [pr …   Dicționar Român

  • uncial — [un′shē əl, un′shəl] adj. [L uncialis, of an inch, inch high < uncia, a twelfth part, INCH1] designating or of a form of large, rounded letter used in the script of Greek and Latin manuscripts between A.D. 300 and 900 n. 1. an uncial letter 2 …   English World dictionary

  • Uncial — Un cial, n. An uncial letter. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uncial — Un cial, a. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncial — 1640s, pertaining to an ounce, from L. uncialis of an inch, of an ounce, from uncia a twelfth part (see INCH (Cf. inch)). In ref. to letters, it is attested from 1712, from L.L. litterae unciales (Jerome), probably meaning letters an inch high,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • uncial — adj. 2 g. Diz se de uma escrita romana, em letras de grandes dimensões, e de uma escrita mais pequena derivada da precedente e empregada a partir do século IV …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • uncial — (Del lat. unciālis, de una pulgada). 1. adj. Se dice de ciertas letras, todas mayúsculas y del tamaño de una pulgada, que se usaron hasta el siglo VII. U. t. c. s.) 2. Se dice también de este sistema de escritura …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • uncial — uncially, adv. /un shee euhl, sheuhl/, adj. 1. designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century A.D. n. 2 …   Universalium

  • uncial — un•ci•al [[t]ˈʌn ʃi əl, ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) ling. designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d. 2)… …   From formal English to slang

  • Uncial — Name of a script, which indicated it was inch high ; in use from the 4c in Greek and Latin MSS until well after the 16c. The earliest known example of the work of a European monk/scribe was written in uncial c.517. The word uncial itself was not… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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