majusculeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmadʒəskjuːl/, U.S.

/ˈmædʒəsˌkju(ə)l/,

/məˈdʒəsˌkju(ə)l/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French majuscule; Latin maiusculus.

Etymology: < French majuscule (15th cent. in Middle French as adjective designating a letter, 1718 as noun) and its etymon post-classical Latin maiusculus (used of a letter by Valla (d. 1457), and as noun as maiuscula (short for littera maiuscula ) by Erasmus) < classical Latin maiusculus somewhat greater < stem of maior major adj. + -culus -cule suffix. Compare minuscule n. and adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mădʒɒ·skiul) /məˈdʒʌskjul/.

A. adj.

1. Palaeography. Of a letter: large (whether capital or uncial); of, relating to, or written in large lettering; designating or relating to a script having every letter bounded by the same two (imaginary) lines.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > large or capital

great1481

capital1584

big1688

majuscule1701

uncial1712

semi-uncial1742

1701 H. Wanley Let. 11 July (1989) 169 The shapes of the Majuscule Letters found in Greek MSS, have been retain'd for above 600 years together, with little Variation.

1849 F. Madden tr. J. J. Champollion & A. Champollion Universal Palæogr. I. 140 To the first class [inscriptions] belong the capital or square majuscule characters; to the second [books], the uncial characters (which are majuscules intermixed with rounded letters); and to the third [documents], the conjoined, cursive writing.

1885 E. M. Thompson in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 145 In Latin majuscule writing there exist both capitals and uncials.

1892 E. M. Thompson Handbk. Greek & Lat. Palaeogr. xiv. 196 Early majuscule MSS.

1954 N. Denholm-Young Handwriting in Eng. & Wales 42 A sufficient number of archaisms survived into the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries... The most obvious of such features are (i) the retention of majuscule R.

1983 J. Hutchinson Letters iii. 73 The second form of majuscule writing, uncials, developed out of written square capitals.

†2. Typography. Of a letter: capital. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > capital

majuscule1728

capitalized1830

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Letter Printers distinguish their Letters into Capital, Majuscule, Initial Letters..and Minuscule or Small Letters.

B. n.

1. Palaeography. A large letter, whether capital or uncial; (a manuscript in) large lettering or majuscule script.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > large letter

text-letter1511

majuscule1849

1722 H. Wanley Let. 23 Mar. (1989) 436 They had two Alphabets of Minuscules, and two more..of Majuscules.

1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 433 A few firm majuscules inscribed by Roman Power.

1892 E. M. Thompson Handbk. Greek & Lat. Palaeogr. viii. 117 In both Greek and Latin palæography, large letters are called ‘majuscules’; small letters, ‘minuscules’.

1926 E. A. Lowe in C. G. Crump & E. F. Jacob Legacy of Middle Ages 209 Before developing a minuscule Irish calligraphers had created a majuscule, the Irish half-uncial as it is styled.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 1070/1 The combination of the majuscules, or capital letters, and minuscules, or small letters, can be attributed mainly to the Carolingian script.

2. Typography. A capital letter. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > upper case or capital

upper-case1683

majuscule1825

caps1849

1825 W. Hamilton Hand-bk. Terms Arts & Sci. Majuscules, in Printing, large letters, sometimes ornamented, usually placed at the beginning of chapters.

1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 85 Majuscule, a capital letter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	majuscule
释义	majusculeadj.n. Brit. /ˈmadʒəskjuːl/, U.S. /ˈmædʒəsˌkju(ə)l/, /məˈdʒəsˌkju(ə)l/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French majuscule; Latin maiusculus. Etymology: < French majuscule (15th cent. in Middle French as adjective designating a letter, 1718 as noun) and its etymon post-classical Latin maiusculus (used of a letter by Valla (d. 1457), and as noun as maiuscula (short for littera maiuscula ) by Erasmus) < classical Latin maiusculus somewhat greater < stem of maior major adj. + -culus -cule suffix. Compare minuscule n. and adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mădʒɒ·skiul) /məˈdʒʌskjul/. A. adj. 1. Palaeography. Of a letter: large (whether capital or uncial); of, relating to, or written in large lettering; designating or relating to a script having every letter bounded by the same two (imaginary) lines. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > large or capital great1481 capital1584 big1688 majuscule1701 uncial1712 semi-uncial1742 1701 H. Wanley Let. 11 July (1989) 169 The shapes of the Majuscule Letters found in Greek MSS, have been retain'd for above 600 years together, with little Variation. 1849 F. Madden tr. J. J. Champollion & A. Champollion Universal Palæogr. I. 140 To the first class [inscriptions] belong the capital or square majuscule characters; to the second [books], the uncial characters (which are majuscules intermixed with rounded letters); and to the third [documents], the conjoined, cursive writing. 1885 E. M. Thompson in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 145 In Latin majuscule writing there exist both capitals and uncials. 1892 E. M. Thompson Handbk. Greek & Lat. Palaeogr. xiv. 196 Early majuscule MSS. 1954 N. Denholm-Young Handwriting in Eng. & Wales 42 A sufficient number of archaisms survived into the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries... The most obvious of such features are (i) the retention of majuscule R. 1983 J. Hutchinson Letters iii. 73 The second form of majuscule writing, uncials, developed out of written square capitals. †2. Typography. Of a letter: capital. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > capital majuscule1728 capitalized1830 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Letter Printers distinguish their Letters into Capital, Majuscule, Initial Letters..and Minuscule or Small Letters. B. n. 1. Palaeography. A large letter, whether capital or uncial; (a manuscript in) large lettering or majuscule script. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > large letter text-letter1511 majuscule1849 1722 H. Wanley Let. 23 Mar. (1989) 436 They had two Alphabets of Minuscules, and two more..of Majuscules. 1849 F. Madden tr. J. J. Champollion & A. Champollion Universal Palæogr. I. 140 To the first class [inscriptions] belong the capital or square majuscule characters; to the second [books], the uncial characters (which are majuscules intermixed with rounded letters); and to the third [documents], the conjoined, cursive writing. 1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 433 A few firm majuscules inscribed by Roman Power. 1892 E. M. Thompson Handbk. Greek & Lat. Palaeogr. viii. 117 In both Greek and Latin palæography, large letters are called ‘majuscules’; small letters, ‘minuscules’. 1926 E. A. Lowe in C. G. Crump & E. F. Jacob Legacy of Middle Ages 209 Before developing a minuscule Irish calligraphers had created a majuscule, the Irish half-uncial as it is styled. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 1070/1 The combination of the majuscules, or capital letters, and minuscules, or small letters, can be attributed mainly to the Carolingian script. 2. Typography. A capital letter. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > upper case or capital upper-case1683 majuscule1825 caps1849 1825 W. Hamilton Hand-bk. Terms Arts & Sci. Majuscules, in Printing, large letters, sometimes ornamented, usually placed at the beginning of chapters. 1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 85 Majuscule, a capital letter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1701
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