Definition of uncial
: written in the style or size of uncials
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Origin and Etymology of uncial
Late Latin unciales (litterae) uncial (letters), from Latin, plural of uncialis weighing an ounce, from uncia twelfth part, ounce — more at ounce
Definition of uncial
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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First Known Use of uncial
circa 1775
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