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majusculae

majusculae noun: capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.

Noun

majusculae pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier

Origin of majusculae

Unadapted borrowing from Latin majusculae, feminine plural form of majusculus (“somewhat greater or great”), diminutive of major, majus.

Questions about majusculae

What does majusculae mean?
Majusculae means capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
What part of speech is majusculae?
Majusculae is a noun.

Words near majusculae in the dictionary

  1. Majumdar
  2. Majumdars
  3. majun
  4. Majur
  5. Majuro
  6. majusculae
  7. majuscular
  8. majuscule
  9. majuscule writing
  10. majusculed
  11. majuscules

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