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How to pronounce majuscule in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, uppercase
Type of grapheme, graphic symbol, character, graph
Has types small cap, small capital
Derivation majuscular
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Synonyms capital, great


many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script.
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Examples of majuscule

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Usually, the majuscule scripts such as uncial are written with much more care.
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The only difference between the minuscule and majuscule forms is that one is slightly larger.
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There it explains about the majuscule and miniscule cursive.
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Here is a comparison of the majuscule and minuscule versions of each letter used in the English language.
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Since the letters have no majuscule or minuscule differentiations, rules regarding capitalisation are moot.
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The Insular majuscule script of the text itself appears to be the work of at least three different scribes.
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The lettering is in majuscule and minuscule forms.
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The majuscule is then based on the minuscule.
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Manuscripts using all upper case letters are called majuscule, those using all lower case are called minuscule.
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  • Capital: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as ...
  • Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
  • Capital: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
  • Capital letters or majuscules are the larger of two type faces in a script. In the Roman alphabet they are A, B, C, D, etc. They are also called capitals (caps) or upper case (uppercase). ...
  • A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts
  • (Majuscules) Definition currently unavailable
  • A capital (or other large) letter.
  • Any script composed entirely of capital letters
  • Refers to something written in all upper-case and is essentially synonymous with uncial in the context of New Testament Textual Criticism. See the entry on uncial for more information.