majuscular


Also found in: Thesaurus.

ma·jus·cule

 (mə-jŭs′kyo͞ol, măj′ə-skyo͞ol′)
n.
A large letter, either capital or uncial, used in writing or printing.
[French, from Latin māiusculus, somewhat larger, diminutive of māior, greater; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
ma·jus′cule, ma·jus′cu·lar (mə-jŭs′kyə-lər) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.majuscular - of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules
majuscule - of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
But Hicok is also the teacher at the front of the room, who turns out to be not the droning history teacher of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," but Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society"--a charismatic, passionate talker who believes in majuscular abstractions like Goodness and Truth and Justice.
"Foundations of wonder": popular culture in three recent books
The benighted enlightenment, which brought God low, raised the People to His majuscular place, only to suffer His fate.
Reading the Constitution as spoken

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?