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majuscule |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Majuscule \Ma*jus"cule\, n. [Cf. F. majuscule. See {Majuscul[ae]}.] A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See {Majuscul[ae]}. {Majuscule writing}, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: majuscule adj 1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries [ant: {minuscule}] 2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: {capital}, {great}]
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