Meaning of uncial | Babel Free
/ˈʌn.si.əl/Definitions
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Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high. rare
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Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries. not-comparable
Equivalents
Deutsch
unzial
Examples
“This, also written in black letter, we found inscribed on a second parchment that was in the coffer, apparently somewhat older in date than that on which was inscribed the mediæval Latin translation of the uncial Greek of which I shall speak presently.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.