uncial writing

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• Writing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Writing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 writing writing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 chirography chirography stelography cerography Sgm: N 1 penmanship penmanship craftmanship Sgm: N 1 quill driving quill driving …   English dictionary for students

• uncial — uncially, adv. /un shee euhl, sheuhl/, adj. 1. 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. 2 …   Universalium

• writing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Graphical representation of sounds Nouns 1. writing, chirography, calligraphy, pencraft, penmanship, hand, handwriting, script, longhand, shorthand, picture writing, uncial writing; boustrophedon,… …   English dictionary for students

• uncial — un•ci•al [[t]ˈʌn ʃi əl, ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) ling. 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. 2)… …   From formal English to slang

• uncial — /ˈʌnsiəl / (say unseeuhl) adjective 1. designating, written in, or relating to ancient majuscule letters distinguished from capital majuscules by relatively great roundness, inclination, and inequality in height. 2. relating to an inch or an… …  

• Uncial script — Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. From the 8th century to the 13th century the script was more often used as a display script in headings and titles. DevelopmentEarly uncial… …   Wikipedia

• uncial — 1. adjective a) Of, or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high. b) Of, or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries. 2 …   Wiktionary

• uncial — un·ci·al || ÊŒnsɪəl , ʃl adj. of or pertaining to upper case letters of a particular rounded style which was prevalent in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about 400 A.D. to 800 A.D., ancient writing style from which capital letters were… …   English contemporary dictionary

• uncial — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or written in majuscule writing with rounded unjoined letters found in manuscripts of the 4th 8th c., from which modern capitals are derived. 2 of or relating to an inch or an ounce. n. 1 an uncial letter. 2 an uncial style or …   Useful english dictionary

• semi-uncial — semi unˈcial adjective (of writing) intermediate between uncial and minuscule noun A semi uncial letter • • • Main Entry: ↑semi …   Useful english dictionary

• calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …   Universalium