uncial adjective & noun. ['ʌnsɪǝl] M17.
[Latin uncialis, formed as UNCIA: see -AL¹. In sense A.2 after late Latin unciales litterae.]
A. adjective.
1. a. Pertaining to an inch or an ounce. M17.
b. Based on a duodecimal division; divided into twelve equal parts. M19.

2. (Of letters or writing) having the large rounded unjoined forms characteristic of Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to the 18th cents. (from which modern capitals are derived); written, cut, etc., in such characters. L17.
b. noun.
1. An uncial letter. L18.

2. An uncial manuscript or style of writing. L19.

■ uncially adverb (a) rare in uncial measurement; (b) in uncial letters: M17.

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