majuscule

• Adjetivo raro e arcaico que se refere a letras maiúsculas, como as capitais ou unciais, atualmente pouco usado no inglês moderno.

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.

   Letras maiúsculas

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

   Sinônimoscapitaluppercase

   Antônimoslowercaseminuscule

2. Historical script styleC2formal

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

   Maiúsculo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosuncial

   Antônimosminuscule

• Substantivo que designa uma letra maiúscula do alfabeto, usada como primeira letra em nomes próprios ou no início de frases, e às vezes para dar destaque.

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 maiúscula

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

   Sinônimoscapcapitalcapital letterupper-case letteruppercase

   Antônimosminuscule