majuscule Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
   uppercase; capital letter; upper-case letter; capital.
   
   • printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
2. adjective of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
   
3. adjective satellite uppercase
   great; capital.
   
   • capital A
   • great A
   • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script

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