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majuscule

noun
/ˈmædʒəskjuːl/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French majuscule, from Latin maiusculus.

  1. derived from maiusculus
  2. borrowed from majuscule

Definitions

  1. A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.

  2. Capital letters.

    • Up to this point, Loveday appeared to be an exceptionally typical undergraduate, in that he wrote in majuscule what his fellows scribbled in lower case.
    • Many of these strips are palimpsest and bear earlier writing in majuscule and old minuscule.

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Derived

majuscular, majusculed, majuscule writing

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for majuscule. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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