uncial

uncial is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
2. noun. An uncial letter.
3. noun. a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
4. adjective. relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)

   "uncial letters"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in uncial:

cunila, lucian, lucina

Common word forms

uncials, uncially, uncialize

Words from these letters

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