majuscule

ma·jus·cule

noun \ˈma-jəs-ˌkyül, mə-ˈjəs-\

Definition of MAJUSCULE

: a large letter (as a capital)

— ma·jus·cu·lar \mə-ˈjəs-kyə-lər\ adjective

— majuscule adjective

Origin of MAJUSCULE

French, from Latin majusculus rather large, diminutive of major

First Known Use: circa 1825

Rhymes with MAJUSCULE

April fool, Barnaul, blow one's cool, boarding school, charter school, common school, cutty stool, dirty pool, ducking stool, fascicule, gallinule, grammar school, graticule, groupuscule, Hartlepool, Istanbul, kilojoule, lenticule, Liverpool, machine tool, magnet school, middle school, minischool, minuscule, molecule, motor pool, normal school, nursery school, overrule, private school, public school, reform school, reticule, ridicule, summer school, Sunday school, training school, vestibule, wading pool