majuscule

[ muh-juhs-kyool, maj-uh-skyool ]
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adjective
  1. (of letters) capital.

  2. large, as either capital or uncial letters.

  1. written in such letters (opposed to minuscule).

noun
  1. a majuscule letter.

Origin of majuscule

1
1720–30; <Latin majuscula (littera) a somewhat bigger (letter), equivalent to majus-, stem of majormajor + -cula-cule1

Other words from majuscule

  • ma·jus·cu·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for majuscule

majuscule

/ (ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl) /


noun
  1. a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing

adjective
  1. relating to, printed, or written in such letters: Compare minuscule

Origin of majuscule

1
C18: via French from Latin mājusculus, diminutive of mājor bigger, major

Derived forms of majuscule

  • majuscular (məˈdʒʌskjʊlə), adjective

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