First Known Use: 1712
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1uncial
adjective un·cial \ˈən(t)-shəl, -sē-əl\
Definition of UNCIAL
: written in the style or size of uncials
— un·cial·ly adverb
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Origin of UNCIAL
Late Latin unciales (litterae) uncial (letters), from Latin, plural of uncialis weighing an ounce, from uncia twelfth part, ounce — more at ounce
2uncial
noun
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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