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UNCIAL LETTERS

\ʌnsˈa͡ɪəl lˈɛtəz], \ʌnsˈa‍ɪəl lˈɛtəz], \ʌ_n_s_ˈaɪ_ə_l l_ˈɛ_t_ə_z]\

Definitions of UNCIAL LETTERS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Letters intermediate between capitals and small characters, in old MSS.; so called, perhaps, from their size, the L. uncialis denoting the twelfth part of a foot, an inch.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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