MAJUSCULE
\mˈad͡ʒəskjˌuːl], \mˈadʒəskjˌuːl], \m_ˈa_dʒ_ə_s_k_j_ˌuː_l]\
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in proper names and sometimes for emphasis; (printers once kept type for capitals and small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters)
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uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
By Princeton University
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