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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis;
- Example: "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters";
[syn: capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries;

2. uppercase;
- Example: "capital A"
- Example: "great A"
- Example: "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
[syn: capital, great, majuscule]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Majuscule \Ma*jus"cule\, n. [Cf. F. majuscule. See
   Majusculae.]
   A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient
   manuscripts. See Majusculae.
   [1913 Webster]

   Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital
      letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe
      from the third to the sixth century.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

majuscule
    adj 1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by
           somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
           [ant: minuscular, minuscule]
    2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts
       are in majuscule script" [syn: capital, great,
       majuscule]
    n 1: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first
         letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes
         for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and
         for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in
         the upper half of the type case and so became known as
         upper-case letters" [syn: capital, capital letter,
         uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule] [ant:
         lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small
         letter]