majusculae

Questions

What does majusculae mean?

capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier

Where does majusculae come from?

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

How to pronounce majusculae

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