uncial
/uhn-shee-uhl, -shuhl/US // ˈʌn ʃi əl, -ʃəl //UK // (ˈʌnsɪəl) //
独体字,独角兽,独联体,独角鲸
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
n.名词 noun
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- : an uncial letter.
- : uncial writing.
- : a manuscript written in uncials.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The uncial letters are very small and neat, upright and regular, and their breadth is nearly equal to their height.
The earlier copies are all in uncial or "capital" letters, cursive or "lower-case" letters being a later invention.
This new writing was in two forms—round and pointed—but both were derived from the Roman half-uncial style.
C, von Soden δ 3; an uncial palimpsest (the top writing being that of Ephraem) of the 5th century.
A Gothic Uncial alphabet redrawn from a German brass is illustrated in 162.
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