noun
- plural of uncial; ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts written in large rounded capital letters, or the letters themselves
Usage: historical; typography
Examples
- The library’s collection includes several valuable uncials from the 4th century.
- Scholars studied the uncials to understand early Christian texts.
- The manuscript was written entirely in uncials without any lowercase letters.
- These uncials represent some of the oldest surviving biblical texts.
- The scribe used uncials for formal religious documents.
- Paleographers can date uncials based on their distinctive letter forms.