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adjective
1.
(of letters) capital.
2.
large, as either capital or uncial letters.
3.
written in such letters (opposed to minuscule).
noun
4.
a majuscule letter.
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Majuscule
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| majuscule (ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing |
| —adj | |
| 2. | Compare minuscule relating to, printed, or written in such letters |
| [C18: via French from Latin mājusculus, diminutive of mājor bigger, | |
| majuscular | |
| —adj | |
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majuscule
18c. (adj)., 1825 (n.), from Fr. majuscule, from L. majuscula (littera), fem. of majusculus, dim. of major (see major).
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