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Definition of: uncial
(un′shəl, -shē·əl) adjective
Pertaining to or consisting of a form of letters found in manuscripts from the fourth to the eighth century, and resembling modern capitals but more rounded.
—noun
1. An uncial letter.
2. An uncial manuscript. [<L uncialis inch–high <uncia inch, ounce]
a. Greek uncials
— fifth century.
b. Latin uncials
— circa A.D. 700.
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