Definition of "uncials" [uncials]

• Plural form of uncial. (noun)

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• "Strangely enough, an inscription in Greek uncials of the eighth century is found on one of the boards, the inscription having nothing to do with the Crib but being apparently concerned with some commercial transaction."
• "The two arcs of {O} are shaded not in the middle, as in Greek uncials, but in the lower left and upper right parts of the letter, so that the space enclosed by the two arcs resembles an ellipse leaning to the left at an angle of about 45°, thus {O}."
• "They have only recently been deciphered; they are in Latin uncials of the fifth century."