uncial

  1. Adjective.  (rare) Of, or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.
  2. Adjective.  Of, or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.
  3. Noun.  A style of writing using uncial letters.
  4. Noun.  A letter in this style.
  5. Noun.  A manuscript in this style.

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