majuscule

• Adjetivo que designa letras grandes o mayúsculas, como las capitales o unciales; hoy es un término poco usado en inglés y suele referirse a la escritura en mayúsculas o a lo relativo a este tipo de letras.

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.

   Mayúscula

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

   Sinónimoscapitaluppercase

   Antónimoslowercaseminuscule

2. Historical script styleC2formal

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

   Escritura mayúscula uncial

   • 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.

   Sinónimosuncial

   Antónimosminuscule

• Sustantivo que designa una letra mayúscula del alfabeto, como la letra capital que se usa al inicio de una oración o de un nombre propio, y a veces para destacar una palabra.

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.

   Letra mayúscula

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

   Sinónimoscapcapitalcapital letterupper-case letteruppercase

   Antónimosminuscule