majuscule adjective & noun. ['madʒǝskju:l] E18.
[French, from Latin majuscula (littera) dim. of major: see MAJOR adjective, -CULE.]
A. adjective.
1. Typography. Of a letter: capital. rare. E18.
2. Palaeography. Of a letter: large (whether capital or uncial); pertaining to, of, or written in large lettering; designating or pertaining to a script having every letter bounded by the same two (imaginary) lines. M19.
B. noun.
1. Typography. A capital letter. rare. E19.
2. Palaeography. A large letter, whether capital or uncial; (a manuscript in) large lettering or majuscule script. M19.

■ majuscular [mǝ'dʒʌskjʊlǝ] adjective (a) gen. large; (b) of the nature of a majuscule; written in majuscules: E19.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲