Dictionary definition for: Majuscule
1. (n) 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
2. (a) of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
3. (s) uppercase; "capital A" "great A" "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
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