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单词 majuscule
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majuscule

[ muh-juhs-kyool, maj-uh-skyool ]
/ məˈdʒʌs kyul, ˈmædʒ əˌskyul /
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adjective

(of letters) capital.
large, as either capital or uncial letters.
written in such letters (opposed to minuscule).

noun

a majuscule letter.

Origin of majuscule

1720–30; <Latin majuscula (littera) a somewhat bigger (letter), equivalent to majus-, stem of majormajor + -cula-cule1

OTHER WORDS FROM majuscule

ma·jus·cu·lar, adjective

Words nearby majuscule

major tenace, major term, major triad, Majunga, Majuro, majuscule, mak, Makah, makai, Makalu, makar
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Example sentences from the Web for majuscule

  • This style is very important, as it marks the beginning of the change from majuscule to minuscule writing.

    Illumination and its Development in the Present Day|Sidney Farnsworth
  • It is written throughout in majuscule Roman capitals, which, although MM.

    The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating|M. Digby Wyatt

British Dictionary definitions for majuscule

majuscule
/ (ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl) /

noun

a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing

adjective

relating to, printed, or written in such lettersCompare minuscule

Derived forms of majuscule

majuscular (məˈdʒʌskjʊlə), adjective

Word Origin for majuscule

C18: via French from Latin mājusculus, diminutive of mājor bigger, major
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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