majuscule

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf große Buchstaben wie Majuskeln, Kapital- oder Unzialbuchstaben bezieht; wird im modernen Englisch kaum noch verwendet.

An obsolete adjective referring to large letters, such as capitals or uncials, now rarely used in modern English.

1. Uppercase lettersC2formal

   Relating to or written in capital letters, as opposed to lowercase.

   Großbuchstaben

   • The title was written in majuscule script.
   • In ancient manuscripts, majuscule letters were used for headings.
   • The typographer prefers majuscule characters for emphasis.

   Synonymecapitaluppercase

   Antonymelowercaseminuscule

2. Historical script styleC2formal

   Describing a style of writing from the 4th to 8th centuries, characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters.

   Majuskelschrift

   • The manuscript was written in a majuscule script typical of the 6th century.
   • Majuscule writing was common in early medieval texts.
   • Scholars study majuscule forms to date ancient documents.

   Synonymeuncial

   Antonymeminuscule

• Substantiv, das einen großen Buchstaben des Alphabets bezeichnet, wie den Großbuchstaben, der als erster Buchstabe bei der Schreibung oder beim Druck von Eigennamen und manchmal auch zur Hervorhebung verwendet wird.

A noun referring to a large alphabetic character, such as a capital letter, used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.

1. Capital letterC2formal

   A large alphabetic character used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.

   Großbuchstabe

   • The word 'Paris' begins with a majuscule.
   • In English, proper nouns are written with a majuscule.
   • The title was printed entirely in majuscules.

   Synonymecapcapitalcapital letterupper-case letteruppercase

   Antonymeminuscule