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Meaning of "majuscule" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAJUSCULE

Via French from Latin mājusculus, diminutive of mājor bigger, major.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJUSCULE

majuscule  [ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJUSCULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Majuscule can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAJUSCULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

majuscule

Letter case

In orthography and typography, letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger upper case and smaller lower case in certain languages. In the Latin script, upper case letters are A, B, C, etc., whereas lower case includes a, b, c, etc. Here is a comparison of the upper and lower case versions of each letter included in the English alphabet: The lower case is the more commonly used variant, contrasted by the upper case, which is used for special purposes, for example as the first letter of a sentence or a proper noun; however, the upper-case forms are regarded as the basic or citation forms of the letters. Languages have capitalisation rules to determine whether an upper or lower case letter is to be used in a given context, but there can also be stylistic variation.

Definition of majuscule in the English dictionary

The definition of majuscule in the dictionary is a large letter, either capital or uncial, used in printing or writing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAJUSCULE


bascule
ˈbæskjuːl
biomolecule
ˈbaɪəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl
corpuscule
kɔːˈpʌskjuːl
crepuscule
ˈkrɛpəsˌkjuːl
fascicule
ˈfæsɪˌkjuːl
floscule
ˈflɒskjuːl
graticule
ˈɡrætɪˌkjuːl
groupuscule
ˈɡruːpəˌskjuːl
macromolecule
ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
macule
ˈmækjuːl
miniscule
ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl
minuscule
ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl
molecule
ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
monticule
ˈmɒntɪˌkjuːl
opuscule
ɒˈpʌskjuːl
oscule
ˈɒskjuːl
reticule
ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl
ridicule
ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl
saccule
ˈsækjuːl
spicule
ˈspɪkjuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJUSCULE

majorat
Majorca
Majorcan
majorette
majoritarian
majoritarianism
majorities
majority
majority carrier
majority decision
majority opinion
majority rule
majority shareholding
majority verdict
majorly
majors
majorship
Majunga
majuscular
mak

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJUSCULE

aedicule
animalcule
calycule
floccule
gram molecule
homuncule
lenticule
locule
lodicule
opercule
poeticule
scrobicule
self-ridicule
silicule
submolecule
supramolecule
ventricule
vermicule
vocule
wheel animalcule

Synonyms and antonyms of majuscule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «majuscule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJUSCULE

Find out the translation of majuscule to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of majuscule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «majuscule» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

majuscule
570 millions of speakers

English

majuscule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़ा अक्षर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

majuscule
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Majuscule
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maiúscula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

majuscule
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

majuscule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majuscule
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Majuskel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マジャスキュール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

majuscule
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Majuscule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chư hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய எழுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyük harf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

majuscule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

majuscule
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Majuscule
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

majuscule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφαλαιογράμματη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot letter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

majuscule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

majuscule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of majuscule

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJUSCULE»

The term «majuscule» is regularly used and occupies the 61.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJUSCULE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about majuscule

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJUSCULE»

Discover the use of majuscule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to majuscule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mieux Écrire en Français: Manuel de Composition Et Guide ...
Comme en anglais, le premier mot d'une phrase ou d'un vers doit s'écrire avec une majuscule. On met aussi une majuscule après les points d'exclamation (1) et d'interrogation (?) s'il s'agit d'une nouvelle phrase : Que reste-t-il? L'ironie.
Michèle R. Morris, 1988
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Manuscripts, Texts, Theology: Collected Papers 1977-2007
4. The. Majuscule. Manuscripts. of. the. New. Testament. 1. Description. and. Nomenclature. It has long been habitual to describe this class of manuscripts as uncials. The word's use has its origin in Mabillon's interpretation of Jerome's phrase ...
David C. Parker, 2009
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The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: ...
THE MAJUSCULE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT David C. Parker 1. D N It used to be common to describe this class of MSS as uncials. This usage has its origin in Mabillon's interpretation of Jerome's phrase about MSS written ...
Bart D. Ehrman, Michael W. Holmes, 2012
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King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation
This restraint in the forms of the minuscule letters is in marked contrast to some of the majuscule letters. The latter appear far less frequently than the content of the inscriptions would allow, with most proper names beginning with a minuscule ...
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The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the ...
(j) Perhaps related to this is a curious phenomenon in cursive script, which has received little attention hitherto: the increasing tendency to begin words with a majuscule or at least a special letter form (littera notabilior). In many cases it is ...
Albert Derolez, 2003
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Class Studies 27
preceding study of the recentiores, especially PpP-oj and their relationship to papyri, yp-variants, and older Testimo- nia is toward recognition of more than one majuscule source. Barrett came to a very similar conclusion for the tradition of Hipp ...
Donald J. Mastronarde, Jan Maarten Bremer, 1982
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Baudelaire Devant L'innombrable
Ses repentirs sont incessants entre la majuscule et la minuscule ; ils donnent lieu à des variantes nombreuses dans Les Fleurs du Mal et ailleurs pour les deux substantifs éternel et éternité. Dans les vers de « Confession » cités plus haut, ...
Antoine Compagnon, 2003
8
Samaritan Scribes and Manuscripts
They may be written in the Samaritan square or majuscule character, which is a developed form of the palaeo-Hebrew script. They may be written in Samaritan minuscule or cursive, which is a flowing and undecorated script. They may be ...
Alan David Crown, 2001
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Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archæology
Here is no majuscule 1 in h*'&D:~2fi3 (Gen.i, 1); no majuscule '1 in 'IHR (Deut.vi, 4); no majuscule '7 in DJ'7\U*1 (Deut. xxix, 27); no majuscule 3 in '13} (Exod. xxxiv, 7) ; no majuscule 17 in 377311? (Deut. vi, 4); no majuscule 2 in 11371 ( Deut.
Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England), 1872
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The Mystery of the Serpent Mound: In Search of the Alphabet ...
Noting that the kappa symbol is also formed from the geometry of the sacred cut, the symbols would sum kappa (20), alpha (1), double mu (80), and alpha (1), equaling 102, subsequently reducing to 3. Figure 107 shows the majuscule and ...
Ross Hamilton, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJUSCULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term majuscule is used in the context of the following news items.
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L'islam (avec un "i" minuscule c'est-à-dire la religion, et non un "I" majuscule qui est la civilisation) EST un communisme. Le modèle de société ... «Le Figaro, Jul 15»
2
Dans le numéro 300 de Grazia en kiosque...
Elles font tourner le monde avec un M majuscule, notre monde à nous, celui de Grazia, le vôtre. - LES FILLES DE L'AIR. Mannequins, actrices ... «Grazia, Jul 15»
3
Pourquoi Cazeneuve affaiblit la France
... de Mahomet), plus tard la Raison, l'Histoire, la Révolution, la Race…tous concepts « divinisés » qu'il convient d'écrire avec une majuscule. «Le Figaro, Jul 15»
4
5 Juillet 1962, le jour le plus beau
Le FLN écrit en majuscule dans le texte original démontre l'importance accordée par les pères de la révolution au rassemblement et à la ... «L'Expression, Jul 15»
5
iOS 9 : 10 astuces à connaitre sur le futur OS d'Apple
Finalement, pour iOS 9, Apple a décidé de simplifier les choses en proposant un affichage des touches en majuscule quand la majuscule est ... «Tablette Tactile, Jun 15»
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Four songs you need to hear: Sean Michaels's playlist of the week
No more $100-million statues, 24 metres tall. Miniscule, not majuscule. Sincerities hidden in the grass, which you have to bend down to see. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Salika Wenger: La répartition de la richesse est une question politique
Pierre Béguin : "Vies minuscules", oeuvre majuscule V Au long de son évolution, dans son rapport avec le langage, dans ses prêches même, ... «Tribune de Genève, Jun 15»
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Reviving the Art of Calligraphy
A beginner must master every form first by repetitively penning one — be it a simple curve or a majuscule letter — before continuing on to ... «Jakarta Globe, May 15»
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Un schéma directeur dessine les contours du Quartier Midi du futur
Dans un Bruxelles du «tout voiture», l'enjeu majuscule est bien entendu celui de la mobilité. «Pour pacifier l'espace et éviter les conflits ... «lavenir.net, May 15»
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Do you know what your type is?
Its pedigree goes back via Baskerville as far as the insular majuscule of the Lindisfrane Gospels, if you like, which had the roundedness of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Majuscule [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/majuscule>. Apr 2024 ».
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